Intern - Renewables Data Analytics

About Us

WEC Energy Group is one of the nation's largest electric generation and distribution and natural gas delivery holding companies serving 4.7 million customers across the Midwest. We are committed to providing clean, reliable, and affordable energy in an environmentally sustainable manner. Customers are the heart of our business, and we work every day to help grow and support communities where we provide vital energy services. As a Fortune 500 company, we value and develop our employees who are making a difference in a mission that matters.

About the Role

The Renewables Analytics team is focused on enabling data-based decision making through clear metrics, monitoring, and robust data analytics for a large operating fleet of renewable energy projects. As an intern you will be involved in day-to-day support, business requirement gathering, data preparation, data analysis, data visualization and other activities including attending and participating in various meetings as part of the team.

Responsibilities

• Develop architecture & maintain databases of critical equipment meta data
• Manage data flows and data pipelines that feed real-time predictive models and other data tools
• Work closely with Renewables team, business & data analysts, and IT support groups to solve data access, architecture, and process needs
• Use available data to review the performance and reliability of wind / solar / battery storage assets
• Collaborate with Renewables team to design and deploy analytics and KPI reporting at a fleet level
• Perform ad hoc investigations of emergent equipment issues
• Manage the ETL process for transforming operational SCADA data into aggregated data repositories
• Empower subject matter experts with self-service access to raw and aggregated data
• Alternate between remote and office work as needed (hybrid setting)
• Travel to generation sites in remote locations in WI, MI, MN, IA, IL, or IN

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or HSED
• Current pursuit of a Bachelor's degree or higher in Data Science, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Engineering or related degree with a graduation date after June 2027
• Minimum GPA of 2.8
• Valid Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience writing code, programs, and/or algorithms
• Experience with data mining, analysis, engineering, and/or visualization
• SQL (T-SQL, MySQL, Athena), VBA, API, Python/R, and Power BI
• DevOps and GitHub experience
• Renewable energy technology, especially wind, solar, and energy storage experience
• Strong initiative, collaborative, prioritization, critical thinking skills and time management skills

Pay

• Starting hourly rate: $23.10
• Pay range: $23.10 – $27.55

Schedule & Location

• Start date: May/June 2027
• Full-time during Summer 2027 with potential to work part-time during the fall
• Locations: Green Bay, Wisconsin or Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Hybrid work arrangement (remote/in-office)
• Paid company holidays