EnergyHub empowers utilities and their customers to create a clean, distributed energy future. We help consumers turn their smart thermostats, EVs, batteries, and other products into virtual power plants that keep the grid stable and enable higher penetration of solar and wind power.

We are seeking to hire a Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs. The ideal candidate has a background in the electric utility industry, demand-side management expertise, and experience collaborating with a broad spectrum of industry and government stakeholders. You have the ability to translate EnergyHub’s product vision into a set of regulatory and policy objectives with the power to unlock new opportunities across our business units. You are both a big picture and analytical thinker who can turn complex device and DER program data into digestible comments and thought leadership for a diverse audience. You’re motivated to interface with a wide range of stakeholders in the industry and find middle ground amongst utilities, customers, and the distributed energy community. And, you never lose sight of high-priority state, federal, and agency programs that could fuel or hinder EnergyHub’s growth. 

Besides a rock-solid work ethic and a strong team-oriented personality, we’re looking for a candidate that is creative, passionate, and has a desire to break new ground in a constantly shifting landscape.

Main Responsibilities:

The Manager, Regulatory Affairs, will be an integral part of the Market Development team, with the primary responsibilities of accelerating EnergyHub’s growth through regulatory advocacy and providing regulatory intelligence to support clients and shape EnergyHub’s long-term business strategy. They will lead EnergyHub’s engagement in PSC proceedings to help scale existing customer programs, and advocate for reforms that ultimately unlock the full value potential of demand flexibility. The Manager, Regulatory Affairs will report to the Director, Market Development and will collaborate with teams across the company to ensure that our advocacy reflects the latest and greatest of what EnergyHub has to offer.

Specifically, you will: 

• Track trends across grid modernization, integrated resource planning, demand-side management, transportation electrification, energy storage, rate cases, and state and federal legislation and grant programs, and prioritize our involvement in the highest-leverage initiatives
• Participate in integrated resource planning/potential study cycles to promote the use of demand-side resources and virtual power plants in long-term grid planning
• Formulate playbooks for reforming DSM portfolio planning and implementation, with an emphasis on breaking down barriers between energy efficiency and demand response
• Educate regulators and advocate for the role of software in facilitating demand flexibility through innovative retail rates
• Represent EnergyHub as a thought leader in electric vehicle program design to ensure that managed charging programs are set up to monetize the full grid value of EV assets
• Harvest best practices from early battery storage demand response programs to drive the development of energy storage incentive and load management programs
• Track national and state-level regulatory trends and periodically brief senior leadership and internal stakeholders to enable product roadmap planning
• Lead cross-functional efforts to evaluate new business models or program ideas in response to federal or state-level policy initiatives (e.g., IIJA, IRA, state energy offices) 
• Research and gain expertise in regulatory topics with the potential to accelerate the adoption of grid-edge resources and the programs that harness them (e.g., performance-based ratemaking, software capitalization, technical resource manuals and M&V protocols)
• Foster productive relationships with EnergyHub’s trade associations and represent EnergyHub at industry conferences
• Work with Product Marketing to create thought leadership materials such as blog posts and white papers in support of policy positions - identify and onboard outside consultants to craft positions and advocacy materials where appropriate
• Other duties as assigned

Key Skills & Experience:

• BA/BS with 4-7 years of work experience, and at least 2 years in the energy sector
• Familiarity with electricity industry and utility business model; including understanding of key trends and stakeholder landscape
• Experience with federal, statewide and utility electric vehicle initiatives
• Basic understanding of wholesale electricity market design and operations
• Basic understanding of distribution system management
• Ability to draft and copy edit regulatory comments, media, blogs, and customer-facing marketing and sales content
• Experience using Excel, Salesforce, Tableau, or other software tools to analyze and visualize data
• You have a knack for leveraging webinars and social media to express thought leadership, and nuanced policy perspectives, and shape market conversations 

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in the energy and utilities industry
• Familiarity with energy efficiency and demand-side management technologies and regulations
• Familiarity with utility programs and/or regulatory concepts
• Deeper knowledge of how utilities serve their customers
• Experience participating in utility stakeholder proceedings or working groups
• Experience researching and analyzing the market impact of new policies, regulations, and program implementation rules

Why work for EnergyHub?

• Collaborate with outstanding people: Our employees work hard, do great work, and enjoy collaborating and learning from each other. 
• Make an immediate impact: New employees can expect to be given real responsibility for bringing new technologies to the marketplace. You are empowered to perform as soon as you join the team!
• Gain well rounded experience: EnergyHub offers a diverse and dynamic environment where you will get the chance to work directly with executives and develop expertise across multiple areas of the business.
• Work with the latest technologies: You’ll gain exposure to a broad spectrum of  IoT, SaaS and machine learning obstacles, including distributed fault-tolerance, device control optimization, and process modeling to support scalable interaction with disparate downstream APIs. 
• Be part of something important: Help create the future of how energy is produced and consumed. Make a positive impact on our climate.
• Focus on fun: EnergyHub places high value on our team culture. Happy hours and holiday parties are important to us, but what’s also important is how our employees feel every single day. 

Company Information

EnergyHub is a growing enterprise software company that works with the most forward-thinking companies in smart energy. Our platform lets consumers turn their smart thermostats, electric cars, water heaters, and other products into virtual power plants that keep the grid stable and enable higher penetration of solar and wind power. We work on technology that already provides energy and cost savings to millions of people through partnerships with the most innovative companies in the Internet of Things.

Company Benefits

EnergyHub offers a generous benefits package including 100% paid medical for employees and a 401(k) with employer match. We offer a casual environment, the flexibility to set your own schedule, a fully stocked fridge and pantry, free Citi Bike membership, secure bike rack, gym subsidy, paid parental leave, and an education assistance program.

In addition to base salary, an annual bonus will be offered for this role. 

EnergyHub is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Notice To Third Party Agencies:

EnergyHub understands the value of professional recruiting services.  However, we are not accepting resumes from recruiters or employment agencies for this position. In the event we receive a resume or candidate referral for this position from a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed agreement, we reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to you.