Commercial Intern (Summer 2027)

DESRI•Greenwood Village, CO

About The Position

DESRI seeks talented, intellectually curious, and highly motivated students to join our Summer 2027 internship program. The internship is a 10-week program that runs from June through August, depending on academic calendars. The Commercial Internship serves DESRI’s Finance & Acquisitions and Strategy teams and offers interns the opportunity to contribute to the investment, financing, strategic analysis, and growth of DESRI’s renewable energy platform. Interns will work alongside experienced professionals on high-impact projects involving solar, battery storage, and wind assets across the United States. Throughout the summer, interns will work closely with mentors and project managers who will support their professional development. Interns will have opportunities to collaborate across DESRI, participate in learning and intern events, visit an operating renewable energy asset, and present their work to colleagues at the end of the summer.

Requirements

Highly analytical, accomplished students with a demonstrated interest in renewable energy, investing, finance, strategy, energy markets, or related fields.
Intellectually curious individuals with strong written and verbal communication skills, analytical acumen, attention to detail, and an entrepreneurial mindset.
A record of academic and/or professional achievement.
The ability to collaborate effectively within small teams, manage multiple priorities, and approach unfamiliar problems thoughtfully.

Nice To Haves

Financial modeling or other quantitative experience, preferably using Excel.

Responsibilities

Evaluate investment opportunities by building and maintaining financial analyses and models used to assess project returns, capital structures, investment risks, and potential value creation opportunities.
Support due diligence and transaction processes related to acquisitions, debt and tax equity financings, asset sales, and projects across various stages of development, construction, and operation.
Support DESRI’s market strategy and new project origination decisions through power market research, industry and competitive analysis, and quantitative and qualitative analyses.
Evaluate electricity market fundamentals, research renewable energy and energy storage demand opportunities, develop market and competitive intelligence, and synthesize insights to support business planning and investment decisions.
Develop analytical, financial, and strategic skills while learning how commercial decisions are made across DESRI’s renewable energy platform.