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Southern Power – Power Trader Job Opportunity

Published:June 24, 2024

The North American Energy Markets Association is pleased to announce this job opportunity on behalf of our member Southern Power.

Company Overview:

Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, is a leading U.S. wholesale energy provider meeting the electricity needs of municipalities, electric cooperatives, investor-owned utilities, and other energy customers. Southern Power and its subsidiaries own 55 facilities operating or under construction in 14 states with more than 12,500 MW of generating capacity in Alabama, California, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia, and Washington.

Job Summary:

The Power Trading team of the Commercial Optimization, Trading & Transmission organization within Southern Power Company interfaces with the power markets to optimize the value of gas and renewable assets, to hedge risks inherent with purchase power agreement contract structures, and to provide net income through trading activity. This position is accountable for developing, analyzing and executing market strategies in the wholesale energy markets, both bilateral and organized RTO/ISO markets. These strategies may include marketing excess capacity and energy from uncovered assets, optimizing market value through day ahead and real time offers, hedging price basis risk using various market instruments and creating margin opportunities through financial power trading. Transactions are pursued in the short-term market (next-day up to two years). The position must perform these activities within all applicable policies, procedures, laws and regulations while collaborating closely with other groups (e.g. Structuring & Analysis, Fleet Operations, Fuels and Risk Control). This position also interfaces with external customers/counterparties.

To learn more about the position and to apply please visit here:  Power Trader Job Opportunity