Transmission Analyst (Financial Analyst) at Alpha Generation in Houston, TX
- Company: Alpha Generation
- Location: Houston, TX
- Posted: Sep 18, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Experience: 8+ years
Overview
Reporting to the Head of Commercial Operations, the Transmission Analyst will support the commercial optimization of the company's generation and energy portfolio through transmission analysis, congestion forecasting, market intelligence, and transmission strategy development. This role works closel…
Job description
- Reporting to the Head of Commercial Operations, the Transmission Analyst will support the commercial optimization of the company's generation and energy portfolio through transmission analysis, congestion forecasting, market intelligence, and transmission strategy development. This role works closely with Commercial Operations team to evaluate transmission system impacts on asset value, identify market opportunities and risks, and support strategic decision-making across power markets.
- The successful candidate will leverage production cost models, power flow analysis, market data, and transmission planning information to provide actionable insights regarding congestion, basis differentials, transmission constraints, interconnection activity, and emerging market trends.
Responsibilities
- Market Analysis and Commercial Optimization
- Analyze transmission system conditions, congestion patterns, and market fundamentals affecting the company's generation and commercial positions.
- Develop forecasts for nodal and zonal congestion, locational marginal prices (LMPs), and basis differentials.
- Partner with Commercial Operations team to identify opportunities that enhance generation fleet profitability
- Monitor transmission outages, planned system upgrades, interconnection activity, and transmission expansion projects to assess impacts on portfolio value.
- Evaluate transmission-related opportunities and risks associated with current and future market conditions.
- Support short-term, seasonal, and long-term market forecasting.
- Prepare presentations and recommendations for management regarding emerging transmission and market issues.
- Support budgeting and valuation, and decisions through transmission and market analysis.
- Modeling & Forecasting
- Develop, maintain, and improve production cost, power flow, and market simulation models.
- Perform transmission studies using production cost modeling and power flow tools to analyze congestion and market outcomes.
- Maintain model inputs, databases, and assumptions to ensure accurate forecasting and analysis.
- Develop analytical tools and reporting solutions to improve decision-making capabilities.
- Interconnection & Transmission Planning Support
- Review generator interconnection requests, transmission studies, and regional planning processes.
- Assess potential impacts of transmission projects and planned system upgrades on existing and prospective assets.
- Monitor ISO/RTO stakeholder activities and regulatory developments affecting transmission and market operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, Data Science, Finance, or related field.
- 5-8 years of experience in wholesale power markets, transmission planning, market analytics, utility operations, or energy trading support.
- Knowledge of organized electricity markets, transmission systems, and locational marginal pricing.
- Experience with power system modeling, transmission analysis, or market forecasting.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
- Experience in PJM, ISONE, and NYISO preferred.
- Analytical Rigor: Applies structured, data-driven thinking to commercial activity, market analysis and data analytics/management.
- Attention to Detail: Maintains a high standard of accuracy in all deliverables
- Proactive – Anticipatory Communication: Anticipates stakeholder information needs and communicates risks, deadlines, and findings clearly and in a timely manner.
- Adaptability: Manages shifting priorities and multiple workstreams effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Integrity & Accountability: Upholds the highest ethical standards in all activities and takes full ownership of assigned responsibilities.
- Continuous Improvement: Actively seeks ways to streamline processes, enhance controls, and improve the quality and efficiency in the provision of data-driven analysis to assist in meeting and exceeding AlphaGen’s business objectives.
Skills
Required
- Transmission systems
- Locational marginal pricing
- Power system modeling
- Transmission analysis
- Market forecasting
Preferred
- Experience in PJM, ISONE, and NYISO
About Alpha Generation
Alpha Generation manages and operates power generation facilities that are well positioned to provide reliable, secure, safe, and sustainable power to meet increasing demand for electricity. Our diverse portfolio of assets is owned by ArcLight Capital Partners, a leading middle-market, value-added infrastructure investment firm that owns assets across the power, renewables, strategic gas, battery storage, and transformative infrastructure sectors. ArcLight has invested over $28 billion in equity capital across 125 transactions totaling approximately $80 billion in enterprise value. ArcLight has assembled a best-in-class leadership team at AlphaGen to manage over 14,000 megawatts of power infrastructure across four RTO markets (PJM, NYISO, ISONE, and CAISO). This highly experienced senior management team has a proven track record of strategic, operational, and commercial success and is focused on value creation while managing risk. AlphaGen oversees one of the largest domestic, independent power portfolios, with nearly $2 billion in annual revenue.