Regulatory Policy Principal- Northeast

About Advanced Energy United

Advanced Energy United educates, engages, and advocates for policies that allow our member companies to compete to repower our economy with 100% clean energy. We work with decision makers at every level of government as well as regulators of energy markets to achieve this goal. The businesses we represent are lowering consumer costs, creating thousands of new jobs every year, and providing the full range of clean, efficient, and reliable energy and transportation solutions. The U.S. market for advanced energy products and services reached nearly $375 billion in 2022. Together, we are united in our mission to accelerate the transition to 100% clean energy in the United States.

If you’re an entrepreneurial, innovative, analytical and thoughtful person looking to make an impact in the clean energy space, United might be the perfect place for you to share your talents. Team members at United are given the trust and responsibility to make big things happen, and myriad opportunities to learn new skills, explore new issue areas, and work with a broad cross section of the clean energy community. Being a team member at United also means working with a talented and diverse group of people, some who bring decades of experience spanning advocacy, philanthropy, clean tech, government and more—and our collaborative approach means we get to learn from each other, expert and novice, every day. And while our organization is fully remote, we are proud of the people-focused culture we have built and the connectedness of our team.  

We work on serious issues, take our mission seriously, but never take ourselves too seriously.

Position Description  

Advanced Energy United is currently seeking a smart, strategic-thinking, self-starting Policy Principal with a background in regulatory engagement to join United’s policy and campaign team in the Northeast. The Principal will work collaboratively with United’s state teams to craft and execute creative policy campaigns that will achieve successful state regulatory action to accelerate the energy transition and expand markets for the advanced energy industry. Policy topics may include rate design, distributed energy resources and virtual power plants, transmission and distribution-level interconnection, future of natural gas and building decarbonization, transportation electrification, distribution system planning/grid modernization, and utility business model reform. The Principal will work under the direction of United’s eastern regulatory Policy Director to build out United’s regulatory presence and strengthen relationships with decision-makers in northeastern states, with a priority on New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Candidates will need to have the ability to travel to meet with United members, coalition allies and stakeholders, and public officials.  

Responsibilities  

• Work collaboratively with United policy team members to proactively develop and implement strategies, consistent with United’s core mission, that accelerate achievement of 100% clean energy. Meet short- and long-term policy objectives in key states as part of United’s policy portfolio. The focus of this position is on regulatory engagement but will also include support of administrative or legislative activities as needed. 

• Participate in regulatory proceedings, including developing written testimony and comments, actively contributing to various topic-specific working groups, and following docketed cases in assigned states.  

• Work with United member companies to develop policy positions and reach consensus on policy positions on key issues. 

• Organize member engagement opportunities including decision-maker education, earned media, and participation in rulemaking and administrative processes. 

• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with coalition partners, allies, and key administrative, utility commission, and legislative staff. Engage in coordination and advocacy efforts with coalition allies in support of clean energy goals. 

• Draft comments and create reports, presentations, fact sheets, and other written and visual materials needed for education and advocacy efforts, and deliver verbal presentations (e.g., agency testimony) as necessary. 

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