Real-Time Energy Trader: Dispatch & Storage Optimizer

Luminant; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Luminant Energy Company LLC in Irving, Texas seeks a Real-Time Operations professional to monitor and direct generation resources in real time to ensure the most economic dispatch in accordance with ISO market rules and Vistra policies.

You will execute real-time strategy with DA traders, submit hourly energy offers, monitor unit status, and coordinate with gas and transmission desks to optimize performance and reliability across the fleet.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in powerplant operations, dispatch, trading or commodity risk management.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to above skills.
• Commercial experience preferred.
• NERC Certification a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and executes RT strategy with DA Traders.
• Creates, submits and adjusts hourly Energy Offer Curves to optimize portfolio.
• Monitors real time position and coordinates DA Traders to material changes based on unit status and ratings.
• Continuously monitors generation requirements and generation output levels ensuring real-time obligations are met.
• Monitors gas burn, coordinates gas needs with Gas Desk and executes changes to real time offers to optimize.
• Analyses and executes optimal energy storage and battery strategy.
• Ensures fleet runs at most cost-effective level via GCS.
• Communicates with Transmission Operator on requests related to reliability of bulk transmission.
• Coordinates testing and maintenance with Operations; submit accurate outage tickets to ISO and communicate timely unit status to ISOs.

Skills

MISO/CAISO market experience

Microsoft Excel

Market portal experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

College degree/certifications applicable

Tools

NERC Certification (bonus)

Job description

Luminant Energy Company LLC in Irving, Texas seeks a Real-Time Operations professional to monitor and direct generation resources in real time to ensure the most economic dispatch in accordance with ISO market rules and Vistra policies.

You will execute real-time strategy with DA traders, submit hourly energy offers, monitor unit status, and coordinate with gas and transmission desks to optimize performance and reliability across the fleet.