Internships

Calling Changemakers

Do you want to be part of the climate solution, work alongside a talented mentor and colleagues, and enhance a supportive and energetic culture? Founded in 1995, Energy Solutions is an employee-owned clean energy and climate mitigation consulting firm. We deliver large-scale environmental benefits by engineering, designing, and implementing market-based energy efficiency and demand management solutions. We also develop policies that are better for businesses and better for society with a focus on equity and access. We have a talented and committed team, provide a stimulating, healthy, and participatory workplace, and emphasize innovative approaches to maximize the reach and value of our services. With just over 500 staff, we are honored to serve a diverse range of utility, public agency, commercial, and industrial clients.

Energy Solutions Interns will have opportunities to shine! As an Intern, you can network across the company, connect with other Interns, and present your work to supportive stakeholders. Our Internships are:

      • Full to part-time (15-40 hours a week).
      • Remote.
      • Paid:
          • Undergraduates: $21/hour.
          • Graduate students: $24/hour.

 

    In order to be eligible for the Internship program, 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.
      • Motivated by Energy Solutions’ mission to reduce carbon emissions with an equity lens.


    You may apply to up to 2 positions per cycle. You may only be accepted to one program cycle per academic year.

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    Our Internship opportunities, paired with Energy Solutions’ mission-driven approach, create a perfect environment for people who want to have an active voice in shaping the energy future.

    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 an original document written by you. We will not accept work written by or with the assistance of ChatGPT or other AI/chatbot programs. Any application submitted with material written by or with ChatGPT or other AI/chatbot programs will be disqualified from consideration.
      • Be between 250 and 500 words 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. Any application submitted with material written by or with ChatGPT or other AI/chatbot programs will be disqualified from consideration.
            • You are permitted to submit an excerpt from a larger document, including a document you wrote in collaboration with others. If you submit an excerpt from a group project, please indicate which sections were written by you.
      • 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 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 Summer 2027 Internship applications close
      on Friday, January 8, 2027 at 5:00 PM PST!

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

      Final selections will be sent in April 2027.

      Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions. 

      2027 Internship Opportunities

      Distributed Energy Resources

      Solar Intern 

      Remote – US  |  Full-time

      Are you people-oriented and strategically minded? At the intersection of people advocacy and program operations is the person in this role! The Solar Intern will work on multiple complimentary projects from community outreach to consumer protection, all in service of our biggest equity-focused solar incentive program.

      Working with SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) across operations, strategy, and consumer protection teams, you’ll clean and analyze real program data and use cases. You’ll research and compare consumer protection frameworks and audit digital and print marketing materials from vendors for compliance with program requirements. Using this data, you will develop (and present!) your own recommendations to support our goals for equitable and sustainable solar program deployment throughout Illinois. Your recommendations will directly improve our customers’ experiences and program effectiveness.

      See the full job post for more →

      Clean Transportation Intern

      Remote – US  |  Full-time

      Does data and eco-friendly transportation drive you… sometimes literally? Are you excited about the economic and mathematic side of real-world incentive programs? The Clean Transportation Intern will have great opportunities for a numbers-oriented student looking to gain practical program insights and experience.

      In this full-time (~40 hours/week) role, you will create a GIS—that’s Geographic Information Systems—map which illustrates the combined impacts of our clean transportation incentive programs. The goal is to map our existing dealership relationships in proximity to customers, display the GHG emissions reductions for transitioning to zero carbon transportation modes, and develop a white paper comparing program trends to state and local policy goals.

      See the full job post for more →