Who We Are: The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) seeks to protect, preserve, and enhance Massachusetts’ environmental resources and create a clean energy future for all residents. Through the stewardship of open spaces, the protection of environmental resources, and the advancement of clean energy, EEA works tirelessly to make Massachusetts a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family. Our commitment to environmental justice ensures that every resident, regardless of background or location, can live in a safe, clean environment and shares equally in the benefits of the clean energy transition. Who We Are as an Employer: At EEA, we create meaningful, inclusive opportunities that empower our employees to make a real difference in shaping the environmental future of Massachusetts. We foster a workplace culture where diversity is valued, innovation is encouraged, and collaboration thrives. Our employees are vital in advancing sustainability, environmental justice, and clean energy solutions, ensuring a positive and lasting impact on Massachusetts and its residents. The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is an agency within EEA and the state agency responsible for overseeing investor-owned electric power, natural gas, and water companies in Massachusetts. It also regulates the safety of bus companies, moving companies, transportation network companies, and oversees the safety of natural gas pipelines and the MBTA. A cover letter referencing the correct position must be submitted as part of the application process and attached “as relevant” to the requisition. Job Opening: The DPU is seeking an exceptional Energy Analyst / Economist III to join our Electric Power Division (“EPD”) team. At the DPU, you will have an opportunity to influence investment in the electric grid in Massachusetts and help shape the Commonwealth’s clean energy future! The EPD’s primary mission is to ensure that the regulated electric utilities in Massachusetts provide their customers with the most reliable service at the lowest possible cost. Additional Department priorities include greenhouse gas emissions reductions, safety, security, affordability, equity, consumer rights, transparency, responsiveness, and public engagement. The EPD oversees and implements initiatives that encourage clean and renewable energy and helps implement policies and rules resulting from the enactment of the 2008 Green Communities Act, the 2008 Global Warming Solutions Act, the 2021 Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy Act, the 2022 Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind Act, and other energy and climate related legislation. Responsibilities include: Review petitions filed by electric utility companies and provide technical support on matters such as competitive supply, basic service, ratemaking, energy efficiency, grid modernization, electric sector modernization plans, advanced metering infrastructure, electric vehicle infrastructure, net metering, long-‑term contracts, utility owned solar and storage, the interconnection of renewable energy, service quality, and vegetation management. Execute analyses and procedural steps and participate in discovery and the drafting of DPU orders, decisions, and other correspondence. Work collaboratively with EPD staff as well as staff and management from other DPU divisions, particularly Rates, Legal, Consumer, and Regional and Federal Affairs. Plan and develop regulations and guidelines for programs overseen by the EPD, and evaluate the technical merits of regulations, guidelines and programs to ensure that DPU goals are being met. Provide recommendations and technical assistance to consumers, municipalities, and other governmental agencies on regulatory and policy strategies, including impacts of competitive markets, rate design, infrastructure investments, incentive programs, and pilot data collection methods and strategies as well as the technical adequacy and impact of existing laws, rules and regulations. Review and make recommendations on the technical and economic aspects of proposed legislation and regulations on regulated utilities. Develop and recommend changes in the planning components of carbon emissions, energy resources, distribution planning and rate or incentive design policies. Represent the DPU and Commission in external meetings or stakeholder groups (e.g. MA‑DOER, MassCEC), while following the established ex-parte rules and polices. Other duties as assigned by the Director or Assistant Directors of the EPD. Qualifications required at hire: Methodically gather, assimilate, and analyze data and information in documents to identify gaps and inconsistencies, make appropriate inquiries, draw conclusions, and make appropriate recommendations; Effectively conduct research on the effect of energy and environmental policies on key stakeholders and Massachusetts consumers; Give written and oral instructions in a precise and understandable manner; Work productively and effectively both in a team environment and individually; Give careful attention to detail, check work, verify results; Write clearly and concisely, appropriately document sources, and organize work; Effectively work on, prioritize, and complete multiple assignments; Use sound judgement; and Solve problems, devise techniques, and develop policy recommendations using existing precedent or guidelines. Preferred experience: A preferred candidate would have some experience in the energy or utility industry in at least one of the following areas: Energy policy, markets, and technology, particularly in renewables and distributed generation; Energy efficiency, demand response, and electrification; Sustainability planning and implementation, including climate action and emission reduction plans and programs, greenhouse gas/carbon emissions inventory and reporting, energy use curtailment, green building; or Utility, public utility commission, or regulatory work. When evaluating qualifications for entrance requirements, candidates are encouraged to consider all relevant experiences, including work, internships, and volunteer activities, to present a comprehensive overview of their backgrounds. First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days. Minimum Entrance Requirements: Applicants must have at least (A) four years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional experience in the field of economics, or (B) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below. Substitutions: I. A Bachelor's degree with a major in economics may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required experience.* II. A Graduate degree with a major in economics may be substituted for a maximum of three years of the required experience.* III. A Bachelor's or higher degree with major other than in economics may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required experience.* *Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed. Special Requirements: None. Comprehensive Benefits When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future. Want the specifics? Explore our Employee Benefits and Rewards! An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. 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