Matthew Freeman

Specialist Gas Trader - Colorado Springs Utility - Colorado Springs, CO

(2026-03)

Senior Gas Trader - Colorado Springs Utility - Colorado Springs, CO

(2023-10 - 2026-03)

• Negotiating short-term purchases and sales and delivery contracts to ensure demand is met.
• Performing analyses to predict and plan for load, supply resources, and/or reserve obligations.
• Trading around the supply portfolio using scheduling/constraint intelligence by using excess storage capabilities to firm up arbitrage moves.
• Scheduling, routing, and confirming gas using transportation, storage, and peaking contracts on various transporting pipelines through a nomination and confirmation process.
• Developing short and mid-term gas trading strategies around our Risk Management Policy.
• Releasing excess capacity to third parties to reduce the LDC's transportation charges.
• Developing and maintaining positive relationships with pipelines, suppliers, and markets to facilitate the uninterrupted flow of gas and resolve discrepancies.

Gas Trader - Puget Sound Energy - Bellevue, WA

(2019-12 - 2023-09)

Acquires sufficient and cost-effective supplies of wholesale energy commodities to reliably serve load and contractual commitments meeting all compliance and reliability requirements inherent to a FERC jurisdictional gas and electric utility.

• Negotiates and executes approved transactions necessary to efficiently optimize PSE's short term gas portfolio.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable FERC orders, NERC, WECC, and other applicable reliability standards, and business practices.
• Analyzes and assesses regional power, and regional & national natural gas markets in order to actively contribute to weekly position meetings.
• Coordinates energy delivery and supply efforts with Energy Supply, Risk Management, Load Office, and Gas Control.
• Reviews and prices structured proposals offered by counterparties.
• Analyzes PSE's commodity positions and makes recommendations on optimizing the value of PSE's assets.
• Collaborates with long-term resource and planning groups inside PSE to review asset acquisitions.
• Works with credit and contracts departments to establish new trading partnerships and opportunities.
• Keeps abreast of current industry market trends and developments and updates management of any relevant changes.
• Represents PSE in regional and national organizations and forums.

Gas Scheduler - Puget Sound Energy - Bellevue, WA

(2019-02 - 2019-12)

Real Time Power Trader - Arizona Public Service - Phoenix, AZ

(2017-06 - 2018-09)

Real Time Power Trader Associate - Arizona Public Service - Phoenix, AZ

(2015-07 - 2017-06)

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration - Washington State University