About this role
Energy Analyst/Senior Energy Analyst, Boulder, CO (Hybrid or Remote)
Market Intelligence (MI) delivers industry-leading wholesale and retail price forecasts across U.S. power markets. Leveraging proprietary models and deep market expertise, AscendMI provides nodal sub-hourly forecasts extending 20+ years to support investment, development, and operational decisions. Market Intelligence (MI) integrates fundamental drivers, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies to produce bankable and regulatory-accepted insights. These forecasts form the foundation for valuation, risk analysis, and strategic planning for developers, investors, and utilities.
Our Mission @ Ascend
At Ascend Analytics, our mission centers on creating sustainable economic value for energy buyers and producers to transform the power industry. Our team combines advanced analytics, cloud-based technology, and deep market expertise to help our clients solve complex challenges across grid reliability, power market volatility, renewable integration, infrastructure development, and energy investment strategy. As a high-growth, private equity–backed company, Ascend continues to expand its market leadership while investing in innovation, talent, and scalable solutions for an increasingly dynamic energy market.
Your Impact @ Ascend
Real influence. Real outcomes. At every level.
• High-impact work. Shape the tools and decisions that drive the clean energy transition.
• Direct exposure. Work alongside executive leadership and key utility and corporate clients.
• Room to grow. A rapidly scaling SaaS business with real advancement opportunities.
• Collaborative culture. A team that values creative thought, inclusion, and work-life balance.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead forecast development for one of the seven US ISOs and work products to support the forecast.
• Lead quantitative analysis and work to deliver on-time results to clients.
• Provide clients with expertise in the areas of analytic modeling for revenue forecasts and asset valuation, risk management, and renewable integration.
• Devise new approaches to represent results that provide support for decision analysis.
• Assimilate complex information into readily understood reports and presentations.
• Perform in-depth analysis of power market operations.
• Solve complex analytic problems to make mission critical decisions for energy supply. Serve as the go-to resource for our clients' decision-making.
• Serve as a technical resource for scoping, building, deploying, and launch activities of Ascend’s software products.
Key Qualifications
Required
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field; degrees in economics, engineering, and energy preferred.
• 1+ years prior experience (3+ years of prior work experience for a Senior Analyst) in a power/electricity focused role with a utility, consulting firm, government agency, financial institution, or non-profit.
• Familiarly with the energy industry and contextual understanding of the structures (physical and financial) that govern it.
• Strong analytical skills in analyzing and explaining complex data.
• Demonstrated track record of working with clients and team.
• Strong interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication, teamwork skills, organization and work ethic.
• Ability to prioritize multiple assignments and problem solve with minimum supervision.
Preferred
• Master’s or PhD in a quantitative field; advanced degrees in economics, engineering, and energy preferred.
• Proficiency with analytic software programming (R, Python or other languages).
• Command of wholesale power market structures and value streams.
• Knowledge of deregulated power markets operations and/or DER programs.
• (Strongly Preferred) Experience with power modeling software such as PROMOD, PLEXOS, Aurora, PSSE, or PSO.
Our Values @ Ascend
Ascend Analytics promotes a culture of teamwork, inclusion, work-life balance, creative thought, and learned ideas. We operate by seven core pillars:
• Respect: Treating colleagues and customers with genuine care in every interaction.
• Collaboration: Seeking win-win outcomes on every project and client engagement.
• Precision: Holding a high standard of accuracy across all communications and actions.
• Innovation: Continually evolving our solutions to meet a fast-changing market.
• Accountability: Owning our commitments and following through.
• Customer Focus: Recognizing each client's unique needs and providing unmatched support.
• Diversity & Inclusion: Fostering an environment where everyone belongs and can thrive.
Your Value @ Ascend
We offer competitive compensation — calibrated to your experience and structured to grow with you — along with a comprehensive benefits package:
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Parental leave for growing families.
• FSA, HSA, and dependent care accounts.
• 401(k) with 3% non-elective contribution.
• Flexible PTO to take time when you need it.
Join a team that values your work, supports your growth, and invests in your future!
We offer a competitive salary range of $80,000–$110,000 for the Energy Analyst role and $100,000–$140,000 for Senior Analyst. Compensation is flexible and will be tailored to your experience and background — we're proud to offer pay that is often above industry average. But the perks don’t stop there — we’re committed to creating a workplace where people can do meaningful work, grow their careers, and still have a life outside the office. You’ll enjoy flexible work hours, a collaborative environment, and real opportunities for advancement.
Collaboration is in our DNA, and we thrive on the energy of working together — the spontaneous ideas, face-to-face teamwork, and culture you can only build in a room.
But we also value the focus and freedom that remote flexibility brings. That's why our Boulder, CO office runs on a hybrid schedule (3 days in-office, 2 days remote). We prefer candidates who can work from Boulder HQ, though we're open to strong remote candidates as well.
Need accommodations? Contact us at [email protected].
Ascend Analytics is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive environment for all employees regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, or genetic information.
Note: We regret that we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship.
Market Intelligence (MI) delivers industry-leading wholesale and retail price forecasts across U.S. power markets. Leveraging proprietary models and deep market expertise, AscendMI provides nodal sub-hourly forecasts extending 20+ years to support investment, development, and operational decisions. Market Intelligence (MI) integrates fundamental drivers, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies to produce bankable and regulatory-accepted insights. These forecasts form the foundation for valuation, risk analysis, and strategic planning for developers, investors, and utilities.
Our Mission @ Ascend
At Ascend Analytics, our mission centers on creating sustainable economic value for energy buyers and producers to transform the power industry. Our team combines advanced analytics, cloud-based technology, and deep market expertise to help our clients solve complex challenges across grid reliability, power market volatility, renewable integration, infrastructure development, and energy investment strategy. As a high-growth, private equity–backed company, Ascend continues to expand its market leadership while investing in innovation, talent, and scalable solutions for an increasingly dynamic energy market.
Your Impact @ Ascend
Real influence. Real outcomes. At every level.
• High-impact work. Shape the tools and decisions that drive the clean energy transition.
• Direct exposure. Work alongside executive leadership and key utility and corporate clients.
• Room to grow. A rapidly scaling SaaS business with real advancement opportunities.
• Collaborative culture. A team that values creative thought, inclusion, and work-life balance.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead forecast development for one of the seven US ISOs and work products to support the forecast.
• Lead quantitative analysis and work to deliver on-time results to clients.
• Provide clients with expertise in the areas of analytic modeling for revenue forecasts and asset valuation, risk management, and renewable integration.
• Devise new approaches to represent results that provide support for decision analysis.
• Assimilate complex information into readily understood reports and presentations.
• Perform in-depth analysis of power market operations.
• Solve complex analytic problems to make mission critical decisions for energy supply. Serve as the go-to resource for our clients' decision-making.
• Serve as a technical resource for scoping, building, deploying, and launch activities of Ascend’s software products.
Key Qualifications
Required
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field; degrees in economics, engineering, and energy preferred.
• 1+ years prior experience (3+ years of prior work experience for a Senior Analyst) in a power/electricity focused role with a utility, consulting firm, government agency, financial institution, or non-profit.
• Familiarly with the energy industry and contextual understanding of the structures (physical and financial) that govern it.
• Strong analytical skills in analyzing and explaining complex data.
• Demonstrated track record of working with clients and team.
• Strong interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication, teamwork skills, organization and work ethic.
• Ability to prioritize multiple assignments and problem solve with minimum supervision.
Preferred
• Master’s or PhD in a quantitative field; advanced degrees in economics, engineering, and energy preferred.
• Proficiency with analytic software programming (R, Python or other languages).
• Command of wholesale power market structures and value streams.
• Knowledge of deregulated power markets operations and/or DER programs.
• (Strongly Preferred) Experience with power modeling software such as PROMOD, PLEXOS, Aurora, PSSE, or PSO.
Our Values @ Ascend
Ascend Analytics promotes a culture of teamwork, inclusion, work-life balance, creative thought, and learned ideas. We operate by seven core pillars:
• Respect: Treating colleagues and customers with genuine care in every interaction.
• Collaboration: Seeking win-win outcomes on every project and client engagement.
• Precision: Holding a high standard of accuracy across all communications and actions.
• Innovation: Continually evolving our solutions to meet a fast-changing market.
• Accountability: Owning our commitments and following through.
• Customer Focus: Recognizing each client's unique needs and providing unmatched support.
• Diversity & Inclusion: Fostering an environment where everyone belongs and can thrive.
Your Value @ Ascend
We offer competitive compensation — calibrated to your experience and structured to grow with you — along with a comprehensive benefits package:
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Parental leave for growing families.
• FSA, HSA, and dependent care accounts.
• 401(k) with 3% non-elective contribution.
• Flexible PTO to take time when you need it.
Join a team that values your work, supports your growth, and invests in your future!
We offer a competitive salary range of $80,000–$110,000 for the Energy Analyst role and $100,000–$140,000 for Senior Analyst. Compensation is flexible and will be tailored to your experience and background — we're proud to offer pay that is often above industry average. But the perks don’t stop there — we’re committed to creating a workplace where people can do meaningful work, grow their careers, and still have a life outside the office. You’ll enjoy flexible work hours, a collaborative environment, and real opportunities for advancement.
Collaboration is in our DNA, and we thrive on the energy of working together — the spontaneous ideas, face-to-face teamwork, and culture you can only build in a room.
But we also value the focus and freedom that remote flexibility brings. That's why our Boulder, CO office runs on a hybrid schedule (3 days in-office, 2 days remote). We prefer candidates who can work from Boulder HQ, though we're open to strong remote candidates as well.
Need accommodations? Contact us at [email protected].
Ascend Analytics is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive environment for all employees regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, or genetic information.
Note: We regret that we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship.
Tech stack
Python
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