Federal-State Energy Analyst

State of Ohio • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws. The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, the State’s voice for millions of Ohio residential utility consumers, seeks an employee with a passion for public service to serve as Federal-State Energy Analyst in the Analytical Department. This position is an opportunity to help consumers, including at-risk and low-income Ohioans, regarding their electric services (with some involvement in natural gas services). Since the legislature created the agency in 1976, we have sought lower utility bills and reliable utility service for residential consumers. At OCC, we put Consumers First. What You'll Do: Your advocacy responsibilities for Ohio consumers could include, among other things, research, analysis, policy and technical advice to agency management, technical and persuasive writing, and written and oral presentations for utility consumer advocacy in such forums as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), PJM, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), and the Ohio legislature. Advocacy at PJM could include participating in the processes of PJM on such issues as electricity markets, transmission planning and charges, and resource adequacy. Written and oral presentations could include testimony through direct-examination and cross-examination in legal cases. A focus of your work would be agency advocacy for wholesale and retail energy markets that are effectively competitive without subsidies, such as for power plant capacity, for bringing Ohio consumers the benefits of lower prices and greater innovation. Additionally, the work would include protecting Ohio consumers through regulation from subsidy charges and other unreasonable charges for electric transmission and capacity service. The focus in retail markets would include protection of consumers from deceptive energy marketing and unconscionable prices. The Federal-State Energy Analyst would be a liaison on behalf of the agency at the Consumer Advocates of the PJM States (CAPS), the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA), and PJM, among other organizations.

Requirements

• Applicants must have a minimum of eight years of experience in utility regulation.
• This experience should include familiarity with federal and state electric policy, electric wholesale and retail markets, transmission regulatory issues, and fundamentals of utility regulation.
• Applicants must have at least a bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, economics, or other related degree.
• Applicants should demonstrate excellence in oral and written communications, including persuasive writing and making technical issues understandable.
• A thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (including Excel, Word, and Outlook), online research, and other technology used in consumer advocacy is expected.

Nice To Haves

• A graduate degree is preferred in such study areas.

Responsibilities

• research
• analysis
• policy and technical advice to agency management
• technical and persuasive writing
• written and oral presentations for utility consumer advocacy in such forums as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), PJM, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), and the Ohio legislature
• participating in the processes of PJM on such issues as electricity markets, transmission planning and charges, and resource adequacy
• testimony through direct-examination and cross-examination in legal cases
• agency advocacy for wholesale and retail energy markets that are effectively competitive without subsidies
• protecting Ohio consumers through regulation from subsidy charges and other unreasonable charges for electric transmission and capacity service
• protection of consumers from deceptive energy marketing and unconscionable prices
• liaison on behalf of the agency at the Consumer Advocates of the PJM States (CAPS), the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA), and PJM, among other organizations

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level