Application Guide

How to Apply for Originator

at Peak Energy

🏢 About Peak Energy

Peak Energy is pioneering sodium-ion battery technology for renewable energy storage, positioning itself at the forefront of grid-scale energy solutions. Unlike traditional lithium-ion competitors, their focus on sodium-ion offers potential cost advantages and supply chain resilience, making this an opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology with significant environmental impact.

About This Role

As an Originator at Peak Energy, you'll lead the structuring and negotiation of complex offtake agreements (PPAs, tolling, capacity contracts) specifically for sodium-ion battery storage projects. This role is impactful because you'll directly enable project financing and deployment of innovative storage technology, bridging commercial strategy with technical feasibility to accelerate renewable energy adoption.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day involves analyzing market opportunities for sodium-ion storage across different ISOs, drafting term sheets for potential offtakers, and collaborating with finance colleagues on project economics. You'll spend significant time negotiating contract terms with counterparties while coordinating with technical teams to ensure proposed performance guarantees align with manufacturing capabilities.

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🎯 Who Peak Energy Is Looking For

  • Has 7+ years specifically in renewable energy/storage origination with proven success closing financeable PPAs or tolling agreements
  • Demonstrates deep understanding of ISO/RTO markets (CAISO, ERCOT, PJM, etc.) and how storage assets participate in capacity, energy, and ancillary service markets
  • Possesses experience working cross-functionally with finance, legal, and technical teams to structure bankable contracts for storage projects
  • Shows familiarity with project finance requirements for energy storage and can optimize contracts for investor/lender acceptance

📝 Tips for Applying to Peak Energy

1

Quantify your origination achievements: specify MW/GWh of storage projects you've originated, types of offtake structures closed, and financing outcomes

2

Highlight specific experience with battery storage projects (not just solar/wind) and mention any familiarity with emerging storage technologies

3

Research Peak Energy's sodium-ion technology differentiators and explain how you'd structure contracts to leverage their cost/performance advantages

4

Demonstrate understanding of how sodium-ion storage might face different contracting challenges/opportunities versus lithium-ion

5

Showcase experience negotiating with utilities, C&I customers, or community choice aggregators for storage offtake in competitive markets

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your specific experience structuring financeable agreements for energy storage projects (not just generation)', "How you've successfully navigated the intersection of commercial, technical, and financial requirements in previous roles", "Your understanding of sodium-ion technology's market positioning and how it affects contracting strategy", 'Examples of collaborating with product/engineering teams to ensure commercial feasibility of technical solutions']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Peak Energy's sodium-ion technology specifications (cycle life, efficiency, degradation rates) and how they compare to lithium-ion
  • → Recent FERC orders and state policies affecting energy storage procurement and compensation mechanisms
  • → Peak Energy's announced projects or partnerships to understand their market entry strategy
  • → Sodium-ion supply chain dynamics and how they might affect project economics versus lithium-ion

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk through how you'd structure a PPA for a 100MW sodium-ion storage project in CAISO, addressing merchant tail risk
2 How would you explain sodium-ion technology advantages to potential offtakers unfamiliar with the technology?
3 Describe your approach to negotiating bankable terms with risk-averse utilities for first-of-kind technology
4 What market signals do you monitor to identify optimal contracting opportunities for storage assets?
5 How have you previously worked with manufacturing/operations teams to ensure contracted performance specifications were achievable?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Generic renewable energy experience without specific storage origination examples or understanding of storage revenue stacking
  • Focusing only on contract negotiation without demonstrating understanding of project finance requirements
  • Failing to recognize the unique challenges of originating for emerging technology versus established solutions

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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