Carrie Simpson Email and Phone Number

* Directs the management, administration, and implementation of Public Service Company of Colorado's (PSCo) wholesale customer power supply agreements. PSCo's wholesale customer accounts and contracts represent over 500MW of PSCo's native load.* Provides direction and subject matter expertise on Western wholesale markets policy initiatives across Xcel departments on behalf of PSCo. *Responsible for negotiating new customer agreements or potential changes to existing wholesale agreements.* Represents Xcel Energy in Western wholesale markets forums and presents to various groups throughout the West and Colorado.* Primary liaison between Xcel executive management and wholesale customer executive management.* Works closely with executive management, commercial operations, federal and state regulatory affairs, government affairs, and revenue requirements to address customers' needs and identify solutions as the resource mix and regulatory initiatives evolve in Colorado.

- Provided subject matter expertise on Regional Transmission Organization policy and electricity markets design with focus on Public Service Company of Colorado- Member of primary Xcel Energy team that negotiated and evaluated the Mountain West Transmission Group initiative

• Managed regulatory policy with a focus on electricity markets in the Western Interconnection and the Southwest Power Pool.

• Led a team of analysts and engineers responsible for implementing and supporting the Real-Time Balancing Market and Reliability Unit Commitment processes.

* Facilitated Integrated Marketplace design and development for stakeholders, vendors, operations, IT, and market monitoring.* Supported SPP's Market Working Group throughout development of the Integrated Marketplace Protocols and performed staff secretary duties.

• Developed curriculum and performed training for market participants and internal operators.

* Bought and sold power for Empire's native load on a day-ahead basis.* Provided PROSYM modeling, economic unit commitment decisions, trading strategies for real-time and longer term.

* Created revenue and demand forecasts and supported the Integrated Resource Planning process.* Performed PROSYM modeling and Itron MetrixND software analysis

2005-2006* Taught Government,American History, and Psychology at Miami High School in Miami, OK.* Coached softball, basketball, and soccer for Miami High School and Middle School.2003-2005*Taught Government and Economics at Oak Ridge High School in Conroe, TX*Coached basketball and softball

- Marketed balance-of-month through balance-of-year energy products with a focus on the midwest- Power scheduler for non-ISO trades and supported real-time trading group

Transitioned to UBS Warburg Energy in February 2002 when UBS Warburg purchased the Enron trading group.* Bought and sold power on the Eastern grid on a real-time basis* Tagged power, reserved transmission, capitalized on hourly trading opportunities

Summer Intern in 1999 and 2000- Supported Real-Time Trading and Scheduling Desks by capturing trades, submitting OASIS requests and e-Tags- Supported implementation of Allegro Development Software