Acadia Center · 1 month ago
Roger E. Koontz Fellow in Law and Climate Policy
United States
Full-time
Remote
New GradAcadia Center is a regional non-profit organization committed to advancing the clean energy future. The Roger E. Koontz Fellowship in Law and Climate Policy seeks motivated law and policy students to work on projects that impact the organization's work, focusing on clean energy, community engagement, and energy regulatory reform.
EnergyEnvironmental ConsultingRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Clean Energy and Community Engagement. Scoping issues for legal and policy review related to community and stakeholder engagement in the anticipated expansion of the region's clean energy projects, power grid, and transmission, such as a review of the adequacy of current permitting processes to seek and engage community-level input
Energy Regulatory System Reform:. Researching legal issues and policy solutions on issues involving the need to reform approaches to regional power grid and state-level utility planning, financing, and governance so that it advances clean energy, climate, consumer, and energy justice goals
Building Energy and Energy Justice:. Using legal analysis and data to advance organizational initiatives on energy efficiency and building decarbonization to understand better the connections between energy equity and environmental justice issues and develop policy recommendations for housing and transportation/mobility
Legislative/Statutory Analysis: For example, examining state laws to assess agencies' existing authority to advance policies to cap GHG emissions and trade emissions allowances
Regulatory Intervention Support: In policy dockets, rate cases, and other adjudicated proceedings before Public Utilities Commissions (PUC), provide legal support for ongoing regulatory interventions through discovery, interrogatory requests, testimony drafting, and more
Energy contract and procurement legal analysis and advocacy: in regional settings, such as multi-state procurements for offshore wind, or regional procurements for public policy transmission upgrades, help Acadia Center dissect and understand provisions of RFPs, contracts, and ISO-NE tariffs filed before FERC for their impact on costs, reliability, emissions reductions, equity, and beyond
Qualification
Required
A strong interest in environmental, energy, or climate law and policy
An interest in the application of data, consumer, health, and equity analyses to law and policy
Interest in the role of electric and gas utilities, energy efficiency and other clean energy programs, public policy, community, state, and regional engagement, electric and gas utilities, buildings, and transportation energy use
Self-guided literature research, legal/docket research, conducting interviews, and preparing summaries
Knowledge of social media and digital media best practices is helpful
MPP/MPA candidates are welcome to apply if they possess relevant legal experience
Benefits
The Koontz Fellow position is fully remote
Possibilities for in-person connections near Acadia Center staff locations in Rockport, ME; Boston, MA; Providence, RI; Hartford, CT; and New York City.
The fellowship is expected to run full-time for 8-10 weeks in June, July, and August and can be structured as full or flex time.
Company
Acadia Center
Acadia Center is a non-profit, research and advocacy organization committed to advancing the clean energy future.
Founded in 1998
11-50 employees
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