Research & Analysis Intern - Remote, US

Are you passionate about policyand really interested in research? As the Research & Analysis Intern, you will play a material role in maintaining our company's reputation for excellence and accuracy.

The Growth Management & Strategy (GMS) department is our central hub for resources which build strong company-client relationships. At a high level, you will update and improve important back-end data sources; research, summarize, and create visualizations of policy and other data; and develop resources which will improve the effectiveness of our business development and strategic client relationship planning.

This position is part time, 20-25 hrs/week.

This experience will grant you insight into:

• The utility regulatory process and how utility clean transportation and solar incentive programs work
• The United States utilities landscape

You will also gain or deepen your talents in:

• Conducting and summarizing regulatory, policy, and utility industry research
• Management and analysis of large datasets
• Building data reports

The resources you will leverage include:

• Microsoft Excel
• Tableau
• Energy Information Administration Electric Power Industry Report
• Energy Information Administration Natural Gas Annual Respondent Query System
• State Public Utility Commission Docket Systems

A day in the life of this role:

• Research Clean Transportation & Solar Policy
  
  
  
  • Reviewing existing documentation in Research & Analysis document libraries
  • Tracing the life cycle of policies and reviewing, recording, and summarizing information found in Public Utility Commission dockets
  
  
  
  
• Refresh the Research & Analysis Client Database
  
  
  
  • Utilize Energy Information Administration reports, Salesforce, and other internal data sources to update the Energy Solutions Client Database
  • Develop a pivot table in Excel to consolidate data for dual fuel utilities
  • Use the updated Client Database to update other databases, which we use to facilitate company market understanding
  • Create visualizations of the updated data for presentation purposes using Tableau
  
  
  
  
• Update Research & Analysis Client Profiles
  
  
  
  • Confirm the accuracy of existing Profilesand transfer data from the existing template to a new one
  • Research utility websites, online news publications, Salesforce, R&A resources, and the Energy Solutions SharePoint to update any outdated information
  
  
  
  

To set you up for success, our ideal candidate will have Intermediate skills in:

• Excel

Though not required, we prefer a candidate who:

• Is enrolled in a program that provides exposure to environmental or regulatory policy and some quantitative training

Compensation:

• Undergraduate student: $21/hr
• Graduate student: $24/hr

In order to be eligible for this position, you must be:

• Currently enrolled full- or part-time in an undergraduate program as a second to fourth-year student or enrolled in a graduate program.
  
  
  
  • Please note we are unable to accept applications from first-year undergraduate students or recent graduates who are not enrolled in a program.
  
  
  
  
• A US Citizen or permanent resident.
  
  
  
  • Please note we are unable to host international students, including those with or without sponsorship.
  
  
  
  
• Available to meet your weekly hours requirement between September and November 2025.
• Motivated by Energy Solutions' mission to reduce carbon emissions with an equity lens.

You may apply for up to 2 positions per cycle.

View all our open Internship positions athttps://energy-solution.com/internships/.

To apply, please submit:

• Your updated resume/CV.
• 2 short essays that meet the criteria below.
• A work sample that meets the criteria below.

Your short essays must:

• Be original documents written by you. We will not accept work written by or with the assistance of ChatGPT or other AI/chatbot programs.
• Be 500 words or less each.
• Answer the following prompts:

1. Describe how you have overcome adversity and applied the lessons learned to your academic, professional, or personal life. 2. Describe how the internship you apply for will enhance or help launch your career in an energy related industry.

Your work sample must:

• Be an original document written by you. We will not accept work written by or with the assistance of ChatGPT or other AI/chatbot programs. You are permitted to submit a section of a larger document, including a document you wrote in collaboration with others, so long as the section you submit is entirely your own work.
• Be between 1 and 3 pages long, single or double spaced, not including sources. You may submit a document longer than 3 pages but we will not read past the 3rd page.
• Demonstrate your ability to communicate your thinking about an idea.This is vague by design; anything that you wrote-whether for a class, a job, or for personal reasons-and are proud of will probably suffice.
• Focus on a topic that is important to you. The topic does not have to be related to the internship you are applying for, but if it is, all the better.

Our Fall 2025 Internship applications close on July 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM PST!

We will not accept late applications or make exceptions regarding the criteria.
Applications sent via emailorpast the deadline will not be accepted.
We reserve the right to close our applications before the deadline.

Final selections will be sent in August.

Please reach out tointernships@energy-solution.comwith anyquestions.

If you are interested in a Summer 2026 position, check our Internships page on the Energy Solutions website this fall.