Internship: Economic Analysis for Energy and Environmental Markets

ESAI Power Overview

ESAI Power is an economic research and consulting firm focused on energy economics and environmental policy in the context of North America’s wholesale electricity, renewable energy, environmental, and natural gas markets. Located in Wakefield, MA, the firm provides expertise that enhances transparency, competitiveness, efficiency, and transformation in the power, renewable energy and natural gas industries. ESAI serves a wide range of clients through research reports, market forecasts, and custom consulting services. We foster a collaborative and professionally fulfilling culture within our growing team of industry experts.

Job Summary

Interns will gain experience related to the economics of competitive electricity markets and environmental policy. Interns will assist with quantitative analysis and modeling, as well as preparation of client deliverables to support our publications, consulting work, and internal research initiatives. Interns will be exposed to a wide variety of issues facing competitive electricity markets, including supply and demand fundamentals, market price formation, the economics of long-term investment decisions, integration of renewable energy supply, environmental policy and tradable emission allowances, and the impact of regulatory policies on competitive markets. The intern will also gain experience with industry data sources and economic models used for price forecasting and policy analysis.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to the development and maintenance of ESAI’s economic modeling tools
• Analyzing large datasets of historical market outcomes and detailed outputs from ESAI’s forecasting models using Microsoft Excel, MATLAB, and other quantitative methods
• Assisting with communication of industry developments and ESAI market analysis

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in applying economics and quantitative analysis skills in the context of electric power markets and environmental policy, with an emphasis on modeling and forecasting
• Preference for a student pursuing a relevant major such as Economics, Applied Math, Data Science, Environmental Studies, or Public Policy
• Experience with quantitative analysis using Microsoft Excel, MATLAB, R, Stata, Python, or similar platforms and programming languages is a plus
• Strong teamwork and communications skills

Additional Information

• 8-10 week paid internship, with flexible start date in May or June 2025 (based on academic schedule)
• Four-to-five days per week (32-40 hours), with three days required in-person at our Wakefield, MA office (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday) and an option for remote work on other days
• Candidates for this position must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without restriction; Visa sponsorship will not be provided for this position