Market & Policy Manager

About the role

New Energy Equity is seeking a Market & Policy Manager to drive our market evaluation, regulatory strategy, and policy advocacy nationwide. Reporting directly to the Vice President of Policy, this role sits at the intersection of regulatory affairs, market intelligence, and project finance. You will evaluate state community solar frameworks, analyze regulatory dockets, assess project economics, and build relationships with lawmakers, regulators, and industry partners to advance favorable clean energy policies. Working closely with cross-functional teams across Development, Legal, and Finance, you will translate complex policy and market developments into clear, actionable business strategies that directly guide where and how New Energy Equity expands its footprint. We are open to remote work for qualified candidates, though hybrid is preferred for candidates located near one of our four offices: Boulder, CO; Roseville, MN; Annapolis, MD; or Horseheads, NY.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and evaluate solar markets nationwide to identify emerging policy, regulatory, and market developments, and execute market and policy priorities under the direction of the Vice President of Policy.
• Develop and maintain deep knowledge of state community solar markets, including legislation, regulatory requirements, program structures, utility tariffs and rates, incentives, tax credits, renewable energy credits, interconnection requirements, and other factors that impact project development and economics.
• Track and analyze state-level regulatory dockets, pending legislation, stakeholder working groups, utility proceedings, and other relevant policy activity to identify risks, opportunities, and changes that may affect existing or emerging community solar markets.
• Synthesize complex policy and market information from multiple sources into clear, actionable summaries and recommendations for the Policy team, New Energy leadership, and internal project teams.
• Assess the financial implications of market and policy developments, gathering key inputs such as customer compensation, utility rates, incentives, REC values, program costs, and other revenue and cost factors to inform project finance analysis and