Base brings affordable, reliable energy and whole-home backup to homes across Texas — fixed low rates and battery backup that kicks in automatically. Backed by Lightspeed and a16z.
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Quant Analysts build and improve the models that drive Base’s Trading & Risk platform - the system that spans our distributed fleet of batteries and the households we serve. You’ll own the price models that tell Base where value exists in wholesale markets like ERCOT and PJM, and the hedging strategy that turns that analysis into a plan for managing Base’s risk. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
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Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization–electricity–by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.
Quant Analysts build and improve the models that drive Base’s Trading & Risk platform - the system that spans our distributed fleet of batteries and the households we serve. You’ll own the price models that tell Base where value exists in wholesale markets like ERCOT and PJM, and the hedging strategy that turns that analysis into a plan for managing Base’s risk.
This is a mid-to-senior role that combines quantitative analysis, software engineering, and energy market expertise. Base has a price model for ERCOT that provides the foundation for future improvements. You’ll extend that work to PJM, sharpen how Base captures grid congestion, and use what you build to shape Base’s hedging strategy there.
Improve Base’s price distributions by capturing grid congestion effects, like midday price excursions regularly...
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