DER Public Policy Intern

Responsibilities

• Support research and analysis at the intersection of public policy and EPE’s work in the electric power sector, with a focus on distributed energy resources (DER), grid reliability, and resilience.
• Conduct research on state and federal public policy developments related to DER, reliability, and resilience.
• Explore how EPE’s technical and advisory work can align with and support public policy objectives at the state and federal level.
• Analyze policy frameworks related to DER value, including how DER can support reliability, resilience, and broader grid outcomes.
• Help identify and assess a focused set of states for deeper policy analysis based on market relevance, regulatory activity, and alignment with EPE’s capabilities.
• Support development of a recommended framework for narrowing and prioritizing states for future public policy engagement efforts.
• Summarize legislation, regulatory proceedings, policy proposals, and agency activities relevant to DER and utility sector transformation.
• Track themes and trends across selected states and federal policy activity and prepare concise internal summaries.

Qualifications

• Current enrollment in, a bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD degree program in Public Policy, Public Administration, Political Science, Economics, Energy Policy, Environmental Policy, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• Demonstrated interest in energy policy, utility regulation, distributed energy resources, or grid modernization.
• Strong research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Ability to synthesize complex policy and regulatory information into clear, actionable insights.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher.