National Grid Renewables, which includes the renewables development company formerly known as Geronimo Energy, is a leading North American renewable energy company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with satellite offices located in the regions where it develops, constructs, and operates renewable energy projects. As a farmer-friendly and community focused company, National Grid Renewables develops projects for corporations and utilities that seek to repower America’s electricity grid by reigniting local economies and reinvesting in a sustainable future. National Grid Renewables is part of the competitive, unregulated Ventures division of National Grid and has a portfolio of solar, wind, and energy storage projects located throughout the United States in various stages of development, construction and operation.
National Grid Renewables develops high value, competitive renewable energy projects. Our focus on communities and farmers means it’s not just about projects, but about the people we work with, both outside and inside our organization. National Grid Renewables Team Members embody our foundational culture of being entrepreneurial, creative, and nimble and take pride in supporting National Grid’s vision to be at the heart of a clean, fair and affordable energy future for all.
Forecast Meteorologist
- Job Title
- Forecast Meteorologist
- Job ID
- 27759553
- Location
- Bloomington, MN, 55437
- Other Location
- Description
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Geronimo Power (formerly National Grid Renewables) develops, owns and operates large-scale power assets throughout America’s Heartland, including solar, wind and energy storage. As a farmer-founded and community-focused business, Geronimo Power equips landowners and rural communities with sustainable revenue to ignite local economic growth. Geronimo Power is a portfolio company managed by Brookfield Asset Management. To learn more about Geronimo Power, visit geronimopower.com or follow the company on LinkedIn.
Position Description:
Responsible for using internal, third-party, and public data sets to provide weather forecast guidance, with primary focus on short-term energy market activities.
Duties:
· Interpret meteorological data and forecasts from internal sources, third party forecast providers, and publicly available data to provide daily strategy guidance to Market Operations team
· Collaborate with third-party vendors on improving accuracy or quality of services
· Identify and alert management of high-impact weather events capable of increasing operational risk
· Coordinate with Field Operations team to schedule major service or outages during advantageous periods
· Review and report on accuracy of ISO and third-party forecasts.
· Develop and enhance tools used to communicate forecasts or weather risks to other business units
Qualifications:
· Graduate degree in meteorology, atmospheric sciences or a related technical discipline.
· Experience in Electric/Gas Utility industry
· Experience integrating various weather outlooks and briefing users on uncertainties and impacts.
· Experience forecasting one to seven-day ahead surface temperature and forecasting weather utilizing a wide variety of observational and model data, both at surface and upper air.
· Experience analyzing renewable power production (wind, solar, hydro) and how weather impacts those resources.
· Extensive knowledge of NWS system and demonstrated experience using National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) products
· Experience with long-term (month ahead or more) weather forecasting.
· Experience using Python, R, or other coding languages for data analysis, statistical analysis, and forecasting.
Pay Range for the posted level: Minimum of $100,000 – 140,000.00
We offer a comprehensive benefit package, including Medical, Dental, 401(k) and disability benefits
