St Paul, Minnesota, United States
Seasoned energy system professional with in-depth knowledge of ISO transmission studies and interconnection process/tariff to help predict and negotiate project costs and timeline. Extensive experience to simulate basis and curtailment with strong market economics background. Solid resource and project management experiences with proven utility/RTO communication skills. Proficient with PSS\E, TARA, PSLF, PROMOD, PLEXOS, Python, etc. Specialties: Power System Engineering Transmission Planning Electricity Market Production Cost Modeling Interconnection Mathematical Optimization and Graph Theory Planning & Operations Renewable Integration HVDC High Voltage & Electric Insulation
• Support ~10GW development pipeline of Solar and BESS across MISO, PJM, ERCOT, SPP, WECC, ISNE and other areas. Navigate projects through the full interconnection process including application, studies, cost discussion, GIA negotiation, etc. Communicate with RTO/Utility counterparties and manage internal and external resources. • Advise M&A efforts of 10-20 projects per year across all major regions as the SME of interconnection due diligence. Build in-house analytic functions including powerflow and production cost to simulate network upgrades, basis risk, curtailment and congestions using PROMOD and TARA. • Identify and evaluate Greenfield sites by innovative approach; conduct shadow FS/SIS studies per ISO BPM to forecast and analyze network upgrades in full details. • Prepare and file interconnection applications and work with RTO/TOs to resolve deficiencies. Follow industry and market trends and policy reforms.
• Lead U.S. renewable impact study to forecast transmission, storage and load growth and follow industry trend; assess existing and new technologies’ values in deep decarbonization future. Support energy policy advocacy. • Develop open-source production cost and expansion models for renewable and transmission study: architecture design, critical features, code contribution, use case justification and benchmark to industry tools like PLEXOS. • Facilitate industry and academia collaboration for emerging topics like IRPs and MISO N-S interfaces. Manage internal/external team resources, project scoping, and communication with funding agencies.
• LRTP and Renewable Integration Impact Analysis: quantify grid integration complexity as queue increases and optimize transmission expansion by reliability and production cost analysis: MISO outstanding award achieved. • Benchmark market and planning models to enhance PLEXOS simulation engine with vendor, which helps capture market congestion and identify transmission opportunities. Contribute to MISO planning framework.
• Justified 3rd MISO Market efficiency project, Huntley - Wilmarth 345kV, per FERC Order 1000: system congestion and project benefit cost analysis; cost allocation and stakeholder presentation; Address stakeholder concerns like coal cycling by sensitivity analysis. MTEP report writing. MISO outstanding award achieved. • MISO Value Proposition – Lead quantification of MISO Energy and Ancillary Market's benefits to stakeholders. • PROMOD Benchmark - improve MISO PROMOD model to line up with DA/RT market behaviors; promote enhancements to MISO stakeholders, including reactive power derating method. • Lead MTEP and EIPC production cost model development; coordinate with major entities across EI. • MTEP/ERAG PSS/E and dynamic modeling. Develop SQL automation of MOD data QA/QC and assembling.
Research project: • NETSCORE21: "National Energy & Transportation Sustainability, Cost & Resiliency". • U.S. DOE thru PSerc, Future Grid Initiative Thrust Area 1.2: "A National Transmission Overlay". • RTE France thru EPRC, ISU: "European Union HVDC System Planning and Defense Plans". • NARUC: "Co-optimization of Transmission and Other Supply Resources". Advisor: Dr. James D. McCalley (http://home.eng.iastate.edu/~jdm/)