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CRSP MC Wholesale Merchant Function Job Descriptions


Energy Management and Marketing Manager

  • Reports to the CRSP MC Manager
  • Coordinates, on a 24-hour basis, with Reclamation generating plants and other resources, the economic production of electricity
  • Dispatches generation and schedules power purchases and sales to meet native load, marketing opportunities and economic dispatch
  • Markets bulk power on an hourly basis
  • Requests transmission service for Federal power sale
  • Verifies and confirms hourly and daily schedules through prior and after-the-fact checkouts with other marketing entities
  • Establishes and maintains internal relationships and industry contacts with buyers, suppliers and delivery system owners/operators
  • Identifies need for transmission service to deliver Federal power sales

Energy Management and Marketing Specialists (8)

  • Report to the Energy Management and Marketing Manager
  • Coordinate, on a 24-hour basis, with Reclamation generating plants and other resources, the economic production of electricity
  • Dispatch generation and schedule power purchases and sales to meet native load, marketing opportunities and economic dispatch
  • Market bulk power on an hourly basis
  • Request transmission service for firm power load
  • Verify and confirm hourly and daily schedules through prior and after-the-fact checkouts with other marketing entities
  • Maintain internal relationships and industry contacts with buyers, suppliers and delivery system owners/operators
  • Identify need for transmission service for delivery of firm loads

Public Utilities Specialists (2)

  • Report to the Energy Management and Marketing Manager
  • Verify and confirm hourly and daily schedules through prior and after-the-fact checkouts with other marketing entities
  • Establish and maintain internal relationships and industry contacts with buyers, suppliers and delivery system owners/operators
  • Develop documentation of interchange scheduling functions
  • Coordinate Interchange Scheduling and Accounting
  • Review daily energy sales and purchases reports
  • Review accounts prior to issuance of bills and reports
  • Coordinate long-term power purchases and sales
  • Coordinate load resource planning

Power Marketing and Contracts Manager

  • Reports to the CRSP MC Manager
  • Directs and participates in administering electric service contracts
  • Directs and participates in developing power marketing policies
  • Directs and participates in developing, analyzing and administering contracts for power transactions
  • Maintains relations with power customers
  • Directly participates in evaluating power supply options used to support firm electric service or power supply contracts
  • Provides a contract-drafting service, using information available on the OASIS

Public Utilities Specialists (5)

  • Report to the Power Marketing and Contracts Manager
  • Develop, negotiate and administer electric service contracts
  • Develop and participate in developing power marketing policies
  • Develop, analyze and administer contracts for power transactions
  • Maintain relationships with power customers
  • Participate in evaluating power supply options used to support firm electric service or power supply contracts

Environmental Planning and Resource Analysis Manager

  • Reports to the CRSP MC Manager
  • Prepares long-term plans for hydroelectric resources
  • Directs and administers environmental plans and compliance activities
  • Directs and administers studies to determine long-term planning surplus energy availability
  • Determines sustainable hydroelectric power and available hydroelectric power under existing long-term power sales contracts
  • Negotiates aspects of studies and analysis with representatives of other Federal and state agencies and special interest groups and represents Western policies and activities to these groups
  • Conducts special marketing surveys and economic evaluations studies to determine probable effect on firm power customers
  • Develops and recommends criteria for allocating and marketing power on a long- and short-term basis
  • Calculates customer allocations for long-term power sales

Electrical Engineer (1)

  • Reports to the Environmental and Resource Planning Manager
  • Identifies surplus energy availability
  • Identifies long-term plans for hydroelectric resources
  • Determines sustainable hydroelectric power and available hydroelectric power
  • Conducts special marketing surveys and economic evaluations studies to determine probable effect on firm power customers
  • Develops and recommends criteria used to allocate and market power on a long- and short-term basis
  • Determines customer allocations for long-term power sales
  • Performs special studies as they relate to non-reimbursable environmental costs
  • Prepares engineering studies related to power marketing activities
  • Negotiates aspects of studies and analysis with representatives of other Federal and state agencies and special interest groups and represents Western policies and activities to these groups

Public Utilities Specialist (1)

  • Reports to the Environmental and Resource Planning Manager
  • Identifies surplus energy availability
  • Identifies long-term planning for hydroelectric resources
  • Determines sustainable hydroelectric power and available hydroelectric power
  • Conducts special marketing surveys and economic evaluations studies to determine probable effect on firm power customers
  • Develops and recommends criteria used to allocate and market power on a long- and short-term basis
  • Calculates customer allocations for long-term power sales
  • Performs special studies as they relate to non-reimbursable environmental costs
  • Coordinates studies, analysis and correspondence with representatives of other Federal and state agencies and special interest groups