Resource Planning Grad Intern - MN

Xcel Energy•Minneapolis, MN

14h•$22 - $28•Hybrid

About The Position

Xcel Energy is seeking candidates to support the Northern Power Company (NSP) Resource Planning team in our Integrated System Planning organization in Minneapolis, MN. The paid internship provides an opportunity to showcase your analytical ability to support various resource planning workstreams in our five-state Upper Midwest service territory. The program provides practical work experience to develop your existing skillset, present to leadership, and collaborate with key internal stakeholders. The intern will be relied upon to play a role in achieving resource planning objectives and goals. The program will allow you to apply what you’ve learned in school and further enhance your knowledge through hands-on training and provide opportunities to network and learn with other interns across the Integrated System Planning organization.

Requirements

Current student, Graduate School
Enrolled in an accredited college or university and pursuing a degree in finance, economics, operations research, mathematics, business, data analytics, engineering
Able to work full-time during the summer (up to 40 hours a week)/ part time during the school year (up to 20 hours a week) and commuting to the designated work location in-person, per our hybrid work policy.

Nice To Haves

3.0 GPA (out of a 4.0 scale) or higher
Completed 1 year of graduate coursework
Experience or Proficiency with data analytics tools.

Responsibilities

Participate in the weekly meetings to track various resource planning workstreams
Contribute to the development and approval of the NSP resource expansion plan. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Working with internal stakeholders to gather input assumptions for modeling; Preparing presentation materials for external stakeholder engagement; Conducting research on various MISO workshops on resource accreditation, planning reserve margin and other relevant topics; Conducting research on cost assumptions for various generation types and emerging technologies; Performing data analytical work to support strategic decisions on generation asset retirement, extension and expansion.
Contribute to executing Request for Proposals to solicit new long-term capacity and energy resources. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Working with internal subject matter experts to evaluate bids using financial, economic, environmental and other criteria; Gathering bid information to support modeling effort; Preparing presentation materials for executive approval.