Join the Market Leader in Electric Power Data and Analytics Solutions
The electrical grid is the largest and most complicated machine ever built. Yes Energy’s industry-leading electric power trading analytics software provides real-time visibility into the massive amount of data generated by the North American electrical grid daily. Our unique and innovative view of the data informs real-time trading decisions and mid-to-long-term investment decisions that keep utility prices low, support the energy transition, and keep the grid running. It’s both challenging work and work with a purpose.
Be a part of our successful, growing business during international transformation.
Position Summary
Join our 2025 Yes Energy Internship Program and enjoy the opportunity to work on exciting projects that will shape your career in Forecasting. Yes Energy aims to help key players in the energy industry Win the Day Ahead™ by consistently providing better data, delivery, and direction. Yes Energy contributes to the mission by producing high-quality forecasts with world-class reliability and unparalleled service to our clients. The Estimation team needs a forecasting analyst intern to help collect data and support our mission to provide the most accurate forecasting solutions.
Position Details
- Internship Program Period: 10 Week Program (6/2/2025 – 8/8/2025)
- Full-Time; temporary w/ no benefits
- Hybrid
- Location: Yes Energy Core Offices
- Hourly Rate Range:
- $18.00/hr – 1st year Intern
- $19.00/hr – 2nd year Intern
- $20.00/hr – 3rd year Intern
- $21.00/hr – 4th year Intern
- Reports to: Forecasting Analysis Manager
The intern will learn and be exposed to
- A modified training schedule consisting of lectures from the forecast analysis team
- Shadowing sessions with the analysts to learn about day-to-day work
- Present your project to leaders within the company at the end of the internship.
Project Work
- Conduct a data-driven research project to improve forecast accuracy or analysis
Requirements
- Background in economics and mathematics
- Grade point average of 3.0 or higher, verifiable by an official transcript
- Non-citizens will need to provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States
- Organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to commute to the Richmond Office location
- Analytical understanding of statistics and/or econometrics and data
- Familiar with computer programming
- Experience with Microsoft Excel and Google Suite
- Critical thinking skills and passion for learning
Key Responsibilities
- Help improve the performance of demand forecasting models
- Assist in the collection and maintenance of data critical to supporting these models
- Gain knowledge and understanding of the increasingly critical energy industry
- Gain experience working in an international small business environment
Benefits
- Paid internship
- RTD/ECO pass provided
- Chance to work beside and learn from industry experts
- Opportunity to present your project to senior leadership within the organization.
- Build your network by teaming up with subject matter experts in the energy markets industry.
About Yes Energy
Overview
Yes Energy delivers real-time market data and electric power trading decision solutions. Over 1,000 market participants use Yes Energy solutions daily. The business is a leader in all aspects of information content collection and management and in developing and delivering data and market analytics solutions. Since its inception in 2008, Yes Energy has become a trusted and respected supplier of innovative and reliable solutions focused on the needs of power market analysts, traders, and trade managers. Yes Energy has a team of over 300 amazing professionals in Boulder, CO (HQ); Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Glendora, CA; Richmond, VA; London, United Kingdom; Auckland, New Zealand; and Bucharest, Romania.
Culture
At Yes Energy we care about saying “Yes” to customers. We like to listen and learn, and develop our solutions in line with our customers’ needs. We think about customers as business partners and when we help them to be more successful … we are more successful too.
Around the office, our culture is driven by some pretty fundamental values that we’re proud of:
- We love innovation and solving tough challenges;
- We are “high standards people” who combine passion and pride with hard work and rewards of all kinds– in an ethic that is consistent across the company;
- We’re team-focused with a flat hierarchy– we work in small teams on well-defined projects that directly impact the success of the business;
- We play to the strengths and experience of each person while each of us also works along a continuum of roles adjacent to our focus area. This presents the challenge of maintaining a broad set of skills as well as an opportunity to learn and contribute in many ways;
- We are constantly growing. Professional development happens every day and every year.
Yes Energy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Yes Energy complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Intern Recruitment Process
Applications will close on February 2nd. We will contact candidates in late February to early March to conduct screen interviews, and final candidates can expect final interviews by late March.