Director of Energy Services and Project Development
Christopher Jimenez joined Arizona G&T Cooperatives in January 2022, bringing more than 10 years of experience in all facets of energy management and resource planning.
Christopher’s team is responsible for delivering a variety of services to AZGT members, including energy management, fuel management, wholesale trading, energy billing, environmental allowances, forecasting, financial evaluations, data analytics, statistical modeling, resource planning, asset acquisition, resource development, and market implementation.
Previously, he was with the ACES Power Marketing West Regional Trading Center (WRTC), located on AZGT’s Benson campus. He began as an hourly trader, was promoted to portfolio director and manager of operations, and was most recently executive director of portfolio management.
Christopher has been instrumental in improving and managing trading operations, optimizing existing member portfolios, and implementing new portfolios for new members and customers. He helped drive much of the growth at WRTC, along with the expansion of services in the Western Electric Coordinating Council bilateral, as well as in the Western Energy Imbalance Market and the California Independent System Operator market.
During his time at WRTC, he built a highly effective and sophisticated team, took the lead in tackling complex analytical and operational issues, and was instrumental in developing a strong partnership between ACES and AEPCO and their members.
Throughout his career at ACES, Chris was fundamental to the increased competitiveness and exponential growth of both organizations’ business. He also has a proven leadership track record with employee satisfaction, recruiting, professional development, mentorship, team building, enterprise management, entrepreneurship, budgeting, and reporting to boards of directors.