Energy Forecasting Intern - Spring 2025 Flexible
Energy Forecasting Intern - Spring 2025 Flexible
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Job Description
Whats In it for You
Our purpose is to lead the way to tomorrows energy network. Your work as an intern can impact millions of people who depend on electricity for their everyday lives.
- This is a paid parttime internship for 10 12 weeks during Spring 2025 with the option to extend into a fulltime role through Summer 2025.
- You will get real world experience to begin or further your career pursuits in the energy industry.
- You get to work on interesting and challenging assignments that will help grow your skill set.
- You will work in an extremely collaborative environment inside our LEED certified Folsom California campus (if you choose to be onsite).
- Opportunities to interact with the CEO and the Executive team of the ISO
- Invitations to seminars on the latest energy industry topics such as renewables electric cars and micro grids.
- Potential field trips.
- Social activities with other interns.
What You Will Be Doing
You will function as additionally to the Short Term Forecasting Team to the company by producing big data analysis looking at renewable resources weather forecast accuracy renewable forecast accuracy and learning more about how we translate model data into system load and wind and solar production forecasts for internal and external clients.
- Developing and delivering multimode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
- Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organizations goals. Work across the organization at evaluating over 400 renewable resources to improve processes of the new resource onboarding as we work towards 100 renewables on the system.
- Gather and interpret various forecasting data to formulate short and mediumrange forecasts critical to the bulk electric system. Validate and improve the accuracy of daily load wind and solar forecasts.
- Conduct postanalysis to evaluate forecast accuracy. Seek to improve forecasting accuracy. Continuously improve understanding of forecasting developments within the meteorological field and the impact of such developments to the organization.
- Research develop and implement new forecasting tools and interfaces through the use of computer programming. Maintain superior computer skills. Create maintain and analyze weather databases. Enhance current or developing tools through knowledge of computer programming languages such as R VBA Python Perl etc. Evaluate potential inefficiencies in current procedures and seek improvements.
- Provide statistical ad hoc analysis as needed. Collaborate with outside entities on forecasting projects and development of analytical tools.
Qualifications :
Level of Education and Discipline
- Currently in an Undergraduate Masters degree (MS) or PhD program in Electrical Engineering Data Science Meteorology or related field.
- Graduating December of 2025 or later.
Amount of Experience
- Previous internships research or work experience using economic analysis is desired.
- Research and or studies in energy industry highly desired.
Type of Experience
- Forecasting and renewable generation knowledge.
- Knowledge of meteorological concepts.
- Heavy Data Science background able to run analysis on large sets of data to find correlations and improvements.
- Knowledge of project management methodologies and best practices.
- Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
Desired programming languages
- R
- SQL
- UNIX
- C
- C#
- Python
- NCL
- PERL
- Gempack
- R
- VBA
Additional Information :
The pay range for our Forecasting interns is $27 $33 / hr.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Remote
