Full-Time

Power Scheduler

Caiso and Ercot

Updated on 5/20/2025

Intersect Power

Intersect Power

201-500 employees

Develops and operates clean energy projects

Compensation Overview

$135k - $145k/yr

+ 40-50% Annual Target Bonus

Senior, Expert

Houston, TX, USA + 6 more

More locations: Toronto, ON, Canada | San Francisco, CA, USA | Calgary, AB, Canada | New York, NY, USA | Denver, CO, USA | San Diego, CA, USA

Candidates should be located within 60 miles of any of the listed hubs for in-person connections.

Category
Production Planning & Scheduling
Operations & Logistics
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Economics, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in power scheduling, with a focus on renewable energy assets.
  • 3+ years of experience in managing power scheduling or real-time power trading teams.
  • Strong understanding of ERCOT and CAISO market structures, rules, and regulations.
  • Hands-on experience with PV and BESS scheduling and dispatch.
  • Proficiency in power scheduling software and tools.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work a rotating shift schedule.
Responsibilities
  • Manage a growing team of highly skilled and motivated schedulers
  • Manage the day-to-day scheduling and dispatch of PV and BESS assets in the ERCOT and CAISO markets.
  • Develop and implement power scheduling strategies to optimize asset performance and revenue generation.
  • Monitor and analyze real-time market conditions, grid operations, and weather forecasts to make informed scheduling decisions.
  • Ensure compliance with all applicable ERCOT and CAISO market rules and regulations.
  • Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including traders, plant operators, and transmission providers.
  • Develop and maintain scheduling models, protocols and tools to support decision-making.
  • Identify and evaluate opportunities to improve scheduling efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices in power scheduling and renewable energy.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with energy storage optimization.
  • Knowledge of forecasting and risk management techniques.
  • Familiarity with data analytics and visualization tools.

Intersect Power focuses on creating large-scale clean energy projects that aim to significantly reduce carbon emissions. The company develops, constructs, and operates renewable energy infrastructure, primarily solar power plants, and sells the generated electricity to various clients, including businesses and government entities, through structured agreements known as offtakes. This model provides a stable revenue stream by ensuring energy is sold at predetermined prices. Intersect Power stands out from competitors due to its innovative approach to integrating clean electricity into the economy and its recognition in the Sustainability category of Fast Company's 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards. The company's goal is to redefine the clean energy industry and contribute to deep decarbonization efforts to combat climate change.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$3B

Headquarters

Beaverton, Oregon

Founded

2016

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Google's $800M investment boosts Intersect Power's clean energy projects.
  • Intersect Power's inclusion in Forbes' Best Startup Employers enhances talent acquisition.
  • Strategic partnerships with Google and TPG expand renewable power solutions for data centers.

What critics are saying

  • SOLV Energy's expanded services may impact Intersect Power's market share.
  • Rapid expansion into AI data centers may strain Intersect Power's resources.
  • Dependence on large-scale partnerships exposes Intersect Power to strategic shifts.

What makes Intersect Power unique

  • Intersect Power integrates clean electricity into the broader economy innovatively.
  • The company has a pipeline of 3.2GWDC solar and storage projects by 2023.
  • Intersect Power operates in both retail and wholesale energy markets.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Vacation

Parental Leave

Mental Health Support

Family Planning Benefits

Phone/Internet Stipend

Home Office Stipend

Company News

PR Newswire
Apr 21st, 2025
Solv Energy Continues Expansion Of Solar And Storage Operations Maintenance Business, Including Major Repowering Projects

SAN DIEGO, April 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In connection with the SolarPlaza Asset Management North America (AMNA) 2025 conference this week in San Diego, SOLV Energy announced today that asset owners had selected the company to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services for nearly 4.8 GW (gigawatts) of solar projects since AMNA 2024. The new projects being operated and maintained by SOLV Energy include plants owned by longstanding customers, such as Intersect Power and SB Energy, as well as new customers including Greenalia and Matrix Renewables. In addition to providing comprehensive O&M services, SOLV Energy has expanded its aftermarket and technical service capabilities, which is underscored by the company's signing of several repair and remediation contracts for large projects in Texas and California over the past twelve months.SOLV Energy provides O&M services to more than 17 GW of utility-scale solar and storage projects in North America. The company's comprehensive O&M service offering includes plant management and control, performance monitoring, preventative and corrective maintenance and vegetation management for both SOLV Energy-built and third party-built PV, BESS and substation facilities. Value-added services designed to maximize the performance of customers' assets include:NETA-compliant acceptance and maintenance testing, repairs, and upgrades for HV equipment;In-house SCADA solutions including retrofits utilizing off-the-shelf products currently installed on over 18 GW of sites across the country;In-house Tech Training, Performance Engineering and Safety Managers;Availability guarantees as a standard contract provision; andRemote monitoring and control of over 140 sites from 24-7 NERC-compliant Operations and Control Center in San Diego .SOLV Energy also offers emergency response to repair and replace major components such as inverters, EBOS and modules, resulting from equipment malfunctions, recalls and weather damage, as well as repowering services supported by the company's nationwide construction teams.SOLV Energy seeks to be a long-term partner to its customers by providing an integrated suite of services throughout the lifecycle of their projects. "Our lifecycle approach gives us the capabilities, experience and operating data to help our customers design projects, select equipment, and establish integrated systems that maximize energy generation and minimize down time," said George Hershman, CEO of SOLV Energy

Oil and Gas Press
Mar 19th, 2025
Intersect Named to Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies of 2025 List

SAN FRANCISCO - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Intersect Power, LLC ("Intersect") has been named to Fast Company's prestigious list of World's Most Innovative Companies of 2025.

Data Center Knowledge
Mar 18th, 2025
AI Rush Has TPG-Backed Intersect in Talks on Texas Data Centers

Clean energy developer Intersect Power is reportedly in talks to build two massive AI data center sites in Texas.

Business Wire
Mar 4th, 2025
Intersect Power Named by Forbes as One of America's Best Startup Employers

SAN FRANCISCO-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Intersect Power, LLC ("Intersect Power" or "Intersect") has been included on Forbes 2025 list of America's Best Startup Employers.

Tech in Asia
Dec 11th, 2024
Google invests $800m in clean energy firm Intersect Power

Google invests $800m in clean energy firm Intersect Power.