Under the direction of the Senior Manager of Energy Markets, the Principal Operator provides technical expertise across multiple functional areas within Energy Markets. This position is responsible for offering subject matter expertise and support to operators across functional lines and supporting development efforts for both the Gas and Power Marketing and the Resource Dispatch and Trading teams. The role works closely with the Supervisor of Resource Dispatch and Trading and the Supervisor of Power and Gas Marketing to ensure alignment of strategies, standards, and operational practices between the two groups.

Hiring Range: $ 122,000-156,000

Tri-State is a wholesale power supply cooperative, operating on a not-for-profit basis, with electric distribution cooperatives and public power district members in four states: Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming. Together with its members, Tri-State delivers reliable, affordable and responsible power and energy services to nearly a million electricity consumers across roughly 200,000 square miles of the West.

Founded in 1952 by its member systems to provide a reliable, cost-based supply of electricity, Tri-State is now headquartered in Westminster, Colo., employing approximately 1,000 people across five states.

Tri-State's electricity is generated from coal, natural gas, hydropower, wind, and solar. This power reaches members via a transmission system that includes substation facilities, telecommunications sites and almost 6,000 miles of high voltage transmission lines.

As a member-owned and -governed cooperative, every member has a voice and an equal vote in the future of Tri-State.

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