Advanced Energy United

Director

• Track developments across stakeholder groups in MISO and SPP, and work collaboratively with United team members on developing and implementing strategies to meet short and long-term policy objectives in MISO and SPP.
• Work with United member companies to develop and reach consensus on policy positions on key issues.
• Facilitate member calls and lead policy discussions to coalesce member input and prioritize areas of interest and engagement.
• Keep members informed about developments in MISO/SPP.
• Develop and file written comments and provide oral comments in stakeholder meetings on key issues that move us towards 100% advanced energy, including market reforms, generator interconnection, transmission planning, distributed energy resource and demand response participation, large load integration, and other related areas.
• Work with United’s FERC leads to support comments and protests at FERC on issues related to MISO/SPP.
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with coalition partners, allies, RTO staff, other stakeholders, and state commissioners.
• Work with United communications staff to identify and seize opportunities to advance United’s advocacy goals through earned media, and showcase stories and evidence of the advanced energy resources providing value in wholesale markets.
• As needed, draft press statements, write blog posts, participate in webinars and conferences, and create opportunities to showcase advanced energy.
• Travel on an as needed basis (up to 30%) to stakeholder meetings at MISO/SPP, conferences, meetings, and other efforts on behalf of United.
• Working with the Managing Directors of the Wholesale Markets and Central region, support United’s annual portfolio planning process to identify strategic priorities for our work.
• Manage/mentor/develop Associates, Principals and Senior Principals

Director – Expanding Wholesale Markets, MISO/SPP