Policy and Market Intern

About Us

Solar Landscape is the leading commercial and community solar developer in the United States. We partner with the world's largest real estate companies to develop, install, and operate solar projects on commercial and industrial rooftops. Through our groundbreaking community solar model, households in surrounding communities can subscribe to receive solar power at a guaranteed discount.

To date, Solar Landscape has deployed over 500 megawatts of renewable energy projects totaling over $1 billion in capital investment. Solar Landscape was named the #1 Distributed Generation developer for 2023 by New Project Media and was awarded the U.S. Department of Energy’s Equitable Community Solar Grand Prize.

For more about Solar Landscape, visit www.solarlandscape.com. 

About The Role

As a Policy and Market Intern, you will gain hands-on experience in understanding how changing laws and regulations and developments impact the solar industry. This internship is designed to provide exposure to how policy changes at the state and federal level impact renewable energy projects. 

You will work closely with the State and Federal Policy Managers as well as the Policy and Market Analysts to support the monitoring of core and developing state markets to advance the company’s growth in existing and new markets. The ideal candidate is a motivated individual who is passionate about renewable energy and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment. 

• Assist with monitoring and analyzing laws/regulations and legislative and regulatory developments affecting the solar industry and our company/projects at the local, state, and federal levels.
• Collaborate with team members on understanding market dynamics and economics to determine viability of different markets and solar programs.
• Support in drafting memorandums and materials to share with company executives and occasional external parties.
• Conduct research on changing legislative, policy, and regulatory developments.
• Perform administrative duties to help ensure smooth team operations.

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, Environmental Policy, Political Science, Renewable Energy, Business, or a related field with an expected graduation date between 2025 and 2027.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for renewable energy and sustainability.
• Self-motivated, eager to learn, and excited to contribute.

Benefits and Perks

Solar Landscape’s company culture is second to none. 

Our employees combine our mission, grit and drive with a rebel’s attitude that is changing the industry: 

·       Located in the heart of historic Asbury Park, our state-of-the-art office space offers flexible workstations encouraging collaboration and movement.  

·       Employees come together to eat every day! Like in a home, our gourmet kitchen is the heart of the office. Solar Landscape has a full-time in-house chef cooking daily farm-to-table meals using locally sourced organic food. 

·       Also included for employees is our competitive compensation package; a 401(k) employer-match; health, dental, & vision insurance, flexible paid time off and holiday PTO; We provide healthy snacks, coffee, volunteer opportunities, company outings, and more!