Power System Analyst - Mississauga, Canada - Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)

Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)

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Mississauga, Canada

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Description

Power System Analyst:

Date:
Apr 16, 2024

Location:

CA

Company:
Independent Electricity System Operator

INDEPENDENT ELECTRICITY SYSTEM OPERATOR (IESO)

Requisition ID:

19708
Location:
Mississauga
Status:
Temporary up to 18 months
Business Unit:
Markets & Reliability
Why join us?

You've got great skills. And you want to use them in an organization where you know what you do every day matters. We get that.
We also know that ensuring Ontarians have access to affordable and reliable power doesn't happen by accident.

So we give you the tools, flexibility and support you need to achieve your goals, and development opportunities to help you grow.

You'll thrive in a collaborative, team-based environment that values your unique skills and experiences - and recognizes that when you do better, we become even better too.

Who we are

The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) works at the centre of the province's power system, ensuring Ontarians have access to reliable and cost-effective electricity when and where they need it.

We operate the province's electricity grid 24/7, design, run and oversee the wholesale electricity markets, and plan and prepare to meet Ontario's electricity needs - now and into the future.

The opportunity
- contribute to the production of Operating Instructions (including System Control Orders and on-demand limits);
- support IESO security, adequacy and operability obligations found in the Market Rules and in applicable NERC and NPCC reliability standards;
- assess the impact on reliability and validate performance of new or modified facilities impacting the IESO-controlled-grid;
- support the coordination with neighboring entities on NERC, NPCC and regional market in the area of reliability matters.

What you'll be doing
This position exists across multiple areas in Market and System Operations, with materially similar accountabilities and skill requirements.

In addition to detailing common duties, this job document identifies area specific expectations that assist incumbents and managers in understanding specific expectations for that area.

Operating Security Limits (all time frames);

- transfer capability;
- outage (transmission and resource) assessment and support;
- transmission services;
- ancillary service requirements;
- supply adequacy, security and operability;
- joint operating and/or planning studies;
- inter-area activities;
- new or modified power system facilities and connections to the IESO-controlled grid;

NERC/NPCC reliability standards compliance and support;

- executing the Day Ahead commitment process;
- equipment performance and model validation;
- developing online and off-line development security models used by security and market software;
- support the development of the real time operating plan; or,
- assisting with support of real-time operations use of operating instructions and the accuracy of security software results.

Receive assignment from the Sr Power System Engineer, Engineering Supervisor, Engineering Manager, and/or Senior Manager in detail on specific problems related to assigned areas of work.

Limit Derivation and Outage Integration Role:

Through technical studies, identify bounds of operations and define critical parameters in the power system for all time frames within the normal scope of coverage. Produce reports to support findings and recommendations.
Through technical studies, identify power system operating limits and operating instructions in support of realtime, operations planning and longterm planning using appropriate study criteria within the normal, highrisk and emergency system conditions.
As required, assist with deriving limits and operating instructions within the normal scope of coverage and for forced/planned outages in all time frames, including the provision of TTC/ATC to facilitate the energy markets, capacity/demand response auctions, and transmission rights markets.
Assist with the update, maintenance and accuracy of operating limits to support reliability monitoring and security constrained economic dispatch (market) systems through applicable contingency analysis software and instructions used by offshift and onshift staff.
Assist with the supporting realtime monitoring tools as they related to system and market operations.
Assist with outage integration reviews and reporting for system security and adequacy with the purpose of accepting or rejecting outage requests from market participants and neighbouring entities. Coordination between participants, neighbouring entities, or with the IESO maybe be required.

Assess Power System Change Role:

Assist with System Impact, Technical Feasibility and deregistration assessments to evaluate the reliability and operability impact of a new or modified connection, or a disconnection, on the integrated power system using applicable IESO, NERC and NPCC reliability standards.