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Jacques S. Asselin

Enfield,CT

Summary

Professional with extensive experience at ISO-NE in wholesale market integration, access, settlement, and transmission interconnection rules and procedures.

Developing and continuing experience at National Grid with the distributed generation interconnection process, inclusive of coordinating individual and group studies.

Adept at navigating complex regulatory and administrative environments, while fostering collaboration among diverse teams to achieve energy market and generator interconnection objectives.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Distributed Generation Coordinator

National Grid
Waltham, MA
05.2023 - Current
  • Monitor distributed generation project studies (individual and group) progress, and provide updates to stakeholders.
  • Facilitate communication between DG project developers and company engineers to advance generator projects from application, study payments, applicable system upgrade payments, and the transition to authorization to interconnect.
  • Draft interconnection service agreements.
  • Provide interconnection applicants with advisory, consultative insight into the DG interconnection tariff.
  • Directly engage applicants in company-coordinated open house seminars, webinars, and kick-off calls for group studies.
  • Provide applicants insight into the Affected System Operator (ASO) study process, and the interactive roles of ISO-NE and the NEPOOL Reliability Committee.
  • Provide insight to internal teams on ISO-NE asset registration, interconnection, and wholesale settlement issues.

Lead Analyst

ISO-NE
Holyoke, MA
05.2011 - 05.2023
  • Coordinated integration of distributed generation projects and large-scale generator projects (interconnecting to transmission-rated facilities, 69 kV and above) – gas turbines, wind, PV, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and fuel cell technologies – into the ISO-NE-administered New England wholesale electricity markets.
  • Facilitated cross-functional internal department actions to support asset visibility in the ISO-NE Control Room, settlement structures, and other support databases.
  • Provided guidance to project developers, asset managers, and dispatch organizations (Designated Entities) regarding the ISO-NE asset registration process, interconnection procedures, wholesale settlement (Day-Ahead and Real-Time), governance documents, market requirements, and operating procedures.
  • Hosted kick-off calls and meetings, as well as recurring calls and meetings, to facilitate and monitor project developer deliverables to ensure accurate asset visibility and wholesale settlement.
  • Validated dispatch location contacts and communication infrastructure to affirm that ISO-NE Control Room and operational procedure requirements were met.
  • Coordinated dispatch location and EMS modeled generator asset transfers to ensure Control Room dispatch communications.

Manager, Market Affairs

Brookfield Renewable Energy
Gatineau, Quebec, CA
08.2006 - 08.2007
  • Represented the company at several NEPOOL committees (Reliability, Markets, Participants) in wholesale market voting matters, and collaborated with sector participants to develop market or system operating policy recommendations.
  • Interfaced with ISO-NE regarding market rules, operating procedures, and matters related to Brookfield's renewable generation portfolio.
  • Engaged with company energy traders to communicate requirements for the ISO-NE-administered wholesale electricity markets, and retail market access.
  • Assisted settlement staff with ISO-NE wholesale settlement questions.
  • Interfaced with other energy regulatory bodies and internal staff to ensure compliance with FERC, NERC, and NPCC requirements.

Sr. Customer Support Analyst

ISO-NE
Holyoke, MA
03.2000 - 08.2006
  • Interfaced with market participants in response to email or phone queries regarding generator dispatch, wholesale market settlement, inclusive of Day-Ahead (financial clearing for load/generation), and Real-Time (physical operations for load/generation) dispatch.
  • Provided wholesale market training for Financial Transmission Rights (FTRs), and wholesale settlement.
  • Presented a new employee welcoming orientation (a collaborative effort with ISO-NE Human Resources and executive leadership).
  • Engaged with multiple ISO-NE teams and departments to obtain insight into Control Room operations and settlement processes in order to disseminate information to Market Participants.

Consumer Division Representative

Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
Boston, MA
10.1997 - 03.2000
  • Responded to customer questions and complaints regarding the telephone, gas, and electric utility sector during market deregulation and restructuring from natural monopolies to competitive markets.
  • Served as an informal hearing officer for in-office dispute resolution between consumers and the electric and gas utilities regarding metering, billing, and theft.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, CT
05-1993

Skills

  • ISO-NE transmission interconnection knowledge
  • MA distributed generation interconnection knowledge
  • Stakeholder communication and facilitation
  • Experienced with ISO-NE rules and procedures
  • Experienced in ISO-NE wholesale market operations
  • Professional network with principals in the New England region (ISO-NE, EDCs, TOs, NEPOOL)

Timeline

Sr. Distributed Generation Coordinator

National Grid
05.2023 - Current

Lead Analyst

ISO-NE
05.2011 - 05.2023

Manager, Market Affairs

Brookfield Renewable Energy
08.2006 - 08.2007

Sr. Customer Support Analyst

ISO-NE
03.2000 - 08.2006

Consumer Division Representative

Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
10.1997 - 03.2000

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Eastern Connecticut State University

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