Title:  Energy Rate and Demand Analyst

What You Will Do

Develop and maintain ongoing maintenance of power demand forecasts, power supply alternatives, and economic analyses for Freeport’s North American operations. Monitor electric utility regulatory trends and formulate strategies for effective participation in regulatory proceedings, representing Freeport both as a large industrial customer and as a utility owner with regulatory obligations. Ensure compliance with ACC and FERC regulations in close coordination with external regulatory legal counsel.

• Collaborate with Freeport’s North American and international operations to develop power demand forecasts that reflect planned business expansions or contractions at each site.
• Design and recommend power supply strategies that support growing demand requirements, informed by short-term and long-term conditions in Western energy and capacity markets.
• Support financial and economic evaluations of alternative power and resource options, incorporating wholesale price trends, market liquidity, capacity versus energy pricing, and deliverability constraints.
• Develop demand projection scenarios to assess cost, schedule, and reliability risks, and identify cost-effective mitigation strategies.
• Monitor and analyze regulatory, commercial, and tariff structure changes in Western energy and capacity markets, recommending engagement strategies to shape policy outcomes where appropriate.
• Contribute to corporate strategic planning, budgeting processes, and risk management initiatives related to transmission, generation, and power market exposure.
• Support the preparation, coordination, and submission of plans, filings, and reports required to meet regulatory obligations for Freeport’s utility operations.
• Perform other duties as required.

What You Bring To Freeport

• High School Diploma/GED and nine (9) years in the electric utility industry, North American power markets, or utility regulatory activity.
• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Engineering, or related field and five (5) years in the electric utility industry, North American power markets, or utility regulatory activity.
• Familiarity with the operation of wholesale power and natural gas markets in the Western US
• Strong working knowledge of power plant dispatch economics and technical restrictions
• Strong working knowledge of electric utility rate-setting processes
• Familiarity with utility regulatory reporting
• Ability to understand industrial process power demand requirements
• Ability to fulfill both leadership and team support roles
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Capable of organizing and managing multiple complex tasks
• Capable of working under pressure with frequent priority changes
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook
• Ability to work with general office equipment such as a personal computer and keyboard, facsimile machines and photocopier
• Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Engineering, or related field and three (3) years in the electric utility industry, North American power markets, or utility regulatory activity