Market Analyst – Energy Strategy & DER (Hybrid)

Sacramento Municipal Utility District; California; Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Sacramento Municipal Utility District is seeking a Market Analyst, Journey level, to develop long-term forecasts and support distributed energy strategy initiatives. You will work with data science methods to inform programs like VPPs, electrification, and grid investments, while translating findings into actionable business recommendations.

The role requires strong analytical skills, independence, and the ability to communicate complex results to diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 7+ years of relevant experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in load research, load modeling, forecasting, and economics.
• Experience with AMI data and data-driven forecasting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops long-term customer, load and demand forecasts, program evaluations, and load analysis.
• Designs and develops databases to support load research and analysis.
• Evaluates, procures and coordinates analytical modeling tools for modeling and evaluation.
• Supports project administration, planning, schedules and milestones, monitoring progress against plan.
• Conducts technical analysis for operations planning, power scheduling, contract negotiations and financial planning.
• Develops reports and presents to staff, management, and the public.
• Performs other related duties as needed.

Skills

AMI data

Forecasting

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Economics/Engineering/Math/Stats/Data Science

7+ years relevant experience if no degree

Tools

Python

SQL

DataBricks

R

SAS

Job description

Sacramento Municipal Utility District is seeking a Market Analyst, Journey level, to develop long-term forecasts and support distributed energy strategy initiatives. You will work with data science methods to inform programs like VPPs, electrification, and grid investments, while translating findings into actionable business recommendations.

The role requires strong analytical skills, independence, and the ability to communicate complex results to diverse stakeholders.