Overview

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is seeking a talented and committed intern to join the State Regulatory Affairs team this summer. This role provides the opportunity to learn about and support the portfolio of projects and programs within our state regulatory affairs team. The dates of this internship are mid-May through mid-August and requires a commitment of 35 hours per week. Start and end dates are negotiable.

EEI is the trade association for all U.S. investor-owned electric companies. Our office is located in the heart of Penn Quarter, on Pennsylvania Avenue between the U.S. Capitol Building and the White House.

This is a paid internship.

• College Students: $20 per hour

• Graduate Students: $25 per hour

EEI’s State Regulatory Affairs (SRA) team leads the Institute’s efforts in convening opportunities to engage with and educate state commissioners on the value of the regulated business model and on how their decisions affect our member companies and the customers they serve. This work is carried out mainly during the three annual and five regional National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioner (NARUC) meetings. Additionally, the SRA team engages with consumer advocates through the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) and with other state-level stakeholders, like state energy offices through the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), as part of the State Engagement team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on proceedings and dockets from public utility commissions, which regulate utilities – including electric companies. Proceedings may cover topics including battery storage, renewable energy, community solar, environmental justice, clean energy transition, and diversity equity and inclusion.

• Produce written summaries on key orders, state trends or hearings for the state regulatory affairs team, or EEI-member companies, which include some of the biggest electric companies in the U.S.

• Lead major research assignment and present findings to state regulatory affairs team at end of internship.

• Collaborate on state regulatory summaries and research with other EEI departments, including External Affairs, Environmental, Legal, Customer Solutions, and Finance.

• Learn the different responsibilities state utility commissions, state legislatures, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, other federal agencies, and Congress all play in the electric industry.

• Assist team members with key regulatory event management as needed.

• Assist team members with database management as needed.

Qualifications

Requirements

• All majors accepted but preference is given to Communications, Political Science, Economics, Pre-Law, Environmental Studies, Environmental Policy, Energy Policy, or related area.

• Interest in energy and/or government preferred.

• Accuracy, attention to detail, ability to manage multiple work streams, ability to complete tasks on time, self-motivation.

• Web research skills and resourcefulness.

• Excellent administrative and organizational skills.

• Ability and desire to learn about the energy industry.

Preferences

• Prior experience working in an office environment.

This is a hybrid position which requires the incumbent to reside in the District of Columbia metropolitan area for the duration of the internship and come into the office a minimum of three days each week.

Job Locations US-DC

Job ID 2024-1239

Category Regulatory/Policy

Type Intern