Policy and Market Development Intern

Core Responsibilities

• Participate in and take comprehensive notes on industry calls, with an eye towards action items and CleanCapital’s development and deal opportunities.
• Track, analyze, and communicate, federal and state-level regulatory dockets, pending legislation, stakeholder working groups, and other sources to understand the nuances of state solar and energy storage markets.
• Create detailed summaries and regular reports of state and federal solar policy developments.
• Research energy markets, renewable energy credit markets, or state programs that provide or underpin CleanCapital solar and storage assets.
• Support the project acquisition and development team in analyzing how policy issues impact deal valuation.
• Represent the company before industry associations, government officials, and other external engagements.

Education Requirements

• In pursuit of a BS/BA degree in political science, economics, environmental studies, engineering, or a related field.

Technical Skills and Experience

• Interest in utility, energy industry, or energy agency experience, including interpreting regulatory and legislative documents, and drafting analyses for colleagues.
• Knowledge of policy and regulatory matters pertaining to distributed energy resources, with a focus on solar, community solar, and battery storage.
• Closely monitor, analyze and develop policy and regulatory priorities across existing and emerging priority markets with a core focus on RTO/ISOs, Power Market Authorities, PUCs, and state legislatures.
• Develop and apply data-driven insights and methodologies to develop quantitative market insights that will inform our commercial business decisions.
• Familiarity and experience with project finance concepts, including ability to understand project finance spreadsheets preferred.
• Experience or familiarity with policy-tracking software, demand side management programs, or other renewable energy demand drivers.
• Identify impacts, benefits, and ramifications of policy positions and recommendations for the broader CleanCapital functional teams.

Pyschosocial Skills / Human Skills / Behavioral Skills

• Must have the ability to define issues, analyze problems, evaluate alternatives, and develop sound conclusions.
• Proven ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Project management skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to take ideas and run with them from concept to conclusion.
• Exceptional verbal and writing communication skills with superiors, peers, partners, and other stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands of this job require an individual to be able to work at a computer for most of the day, be able to participate in conference calls and travel to team retreats on a time-to-time basis.

Work Conditions

• If working remotely, your work environment is what you make of it, however, CleanCapital encourages everyone to have a dedicated workspace that, for the most part, can be free of distractions.
• If working in one of our Corporate Offices, the work environment is usually quiet (normal city traffic noises are common), a blend of artificial and natural light, temperate and generally supports a collaborative work environment.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

• CleanCapital provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants in all company facilities without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.