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Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Responsible for planning and directing all strategy, operational, administrative and financial support activities for the Integrated System Planning (ISP) organization. Responsible areas include strategy development and governance, leadership of the ISP project management office, continuous improvement initiatives, regulatory support across multiple jurisdictions and operational business areas (natural gas, electric distribution, transmission and energy supply). Ensures collaboration and a healthy working relationship with Xcel Energy’s distribution, transmission, energy supply and gas business operations areas across service territories encompassing over 3 million electric customers and 2 million natural gas customers.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

-Lead the design, deployment and execution of executive management processes for developing corporate strategies and strategic plans.-Oversee processes to monitor the development, execution and effectiveness of strategic plans across the organization.-Direct executive processes to establish corporate business planning priorities, key performance indicators and performance targets.-Lead systematic corporate performance measurement and review against established business plans to support strategy development.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

-Develop, maintain and oversee long-term operating company strategic plans.-Establish and oversee processes to ensure the execution of strategic plans and the ongoing validity of strategic assumptions and strategy effectiveness.-Ensure operating companies overall business plan and long-term strategy development is aligned with all organizational processes, systems, and structures.-Direct the analysis and scenario planning process that supports the operating company CEOs in asset and business plans development.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

-Promote innovative plans for the Company to grow revenue through new and existing business models both within and beyond the Xcel Energy service territories-Provide executive guidance and support on various emerging technologies including Smart Home integration, Utility and Customer sited Energy Storage and Renewable Generation-Develop plans for Xcel Energy to participate in new solar generation business models in both regulated and unregulated environments

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

-Develop and support various state and federal regulatory matters including competitive resource acquisition processes, municipalization, renewable energy standard compliance, new product design, resource expansion, transmission, distribution, advanced metering as well as other technical and policy matters for Xcel Energy’s operating companies.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

-Design comprehensive plans to manage capacity and energy resource expansion in the most cost effective manner possible given market and environmental risks. -Provide expert testimony for litigation on electric generation supply matters including expansion planning, new product offerings, renewable energy standard compliance, transmission matters, reliability studies and examinations of new electric supply technologies.-Plan and perform expansion plan and production cost economic modeling of alternative supply plans to develop optimal portfolios of energy resources, incorporating consideration of various scenarios and risks (e.g. fuel prices, electric market prices, reliability criteria, environmental requirements, technology development scenarios, etc.) -Interface with regulators, intervenors, including political and special interest groups, customers, and power suppliers to obtain consensus, support, and/or regulatory approval of optimal resource plans.

Provide support and analysis to clients in financial feasibility studies, resource and fuel planning, system planning, litigation support, cost allocation analyses and studies, development of opinions in support of accessing the capital markets, and general regulatory support in electric and natural gas matters.

Provide support and analysis to clients in financial feasibility studies, resource and fuel planning, system planning, litigation support, cost allocation analyses and studies, development of opinions in support of accessing the capital markets, and general regulatory support in electric and natural gas matters