Electric Rate and Regulatory Policy Analyst

The Department of Energy Resources is hiring an Electric Rate and Regulatory Policy Analyst in Boston, MA. The role involves coordinating utility regulation and rate design policies to support decarbonization, focusing on equity for low-income and Environmental Justice communities. The Analyst will work under the Deputy Director, participating in regulatory proceedings and advocating for clean energy investments. The position is part of a commitment to a sustainable and equitable energy future for Massachusetts.
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 play a vital role in advancing sustainability, environmental justice, and clean energy solutions, ensuring a positive and lasting impact on Massachusetts and its residents.

The Department of Energy Resources’ (DOER) mission is to create a clean, affordable, resilient, and equitable energy future for all in the Commonwealth. As the State Energy Office, DOER is the primary energy policy agency for the Commonwealth. DOER supports the Commonwealth’s clean energy goals as part of a comprehensive Administration-wide response to the threat of climate change. DOER focuses on transitioning our energy supply to lower emissions and costs, reducing and shaping energy demand, and improving our energy system infrastructure. To meet our objectives, DOER connects and collaborates with energy stakeholders to develop effective policy. DOER implements this policy through planning, regulation, and providing funding. DOER provides tools to individuals, organizations, and communities to support their clean energy goals. DOER is committed to transparency and education, supporting the accessible access to energy information and knowledge.

Description:

DOER is seeking an Electric Rate and Regulatory Policy Analyst within the Policy, Planning, and Analysis Division to coordinate the Department’s policy efforts on utility regulation, ratemaking, and rate design to support decarbonization. As part of that role, the Analyst will support the development of policies that promote an equitable, affordable, and beneficial energy transition. The Analyst will be expected to incorporate considerations of impacts to low-income ratepayers and Environmental Justice (EJ) communities, in coordination with DOER’s EJ Senior Lead when analyzing rates and policies and to provide recommendations to management that would advance equity and reduce energy burden. The Analyst will work under the supervision of the Deputy Director of Energy Supply & Rates.

The Policy, Planning, and Analysis Division supports DOER through the development of planning documents, analysis, and policy rate design, clean energy supply, and energy resilience. The Policy Division participates in state electric and gas regulatory proceedings, including intervening in dockets related to electric system modernization planning and electric and gas rate cases to advocate for clean energy investments and rate design. The Division supports other electric and gas policy development and planning through data management and data analysis.

The Electric Rate and Regulatory Policy Analyst’s primary duties will include:
• Support policy development for DOER’s regulatory strategies regarding performance-based ratemaking, infrastructure investment cost recovery and allocation, and rate design.
• Coordinate DOER intervention in regulatory proceedings at the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) involving electric ratemaking as relevant to DOER’s existing or emergent policy and programs including, but not limited to, base distribution rate cases and performance-based ratemaking plans, investigations (e.g. provision of basic service, rate design, municipal aggregation, etc.) as well as monitor other electric compliance filings including electric reconciliation, adjustment, and basic service filings.
• Providing project management for docket interventions by coordinating with policy and legal staff and briefing upper management, and engaging with external stakeholders including other government agencies, utilities, non-profits, and others.
• Coordinate with the Integrated Energy Planning Manager and Gas Policy Analyst on cost recovery and allocation frameworks to support long-term system distribution system planning and integrated energy planning.
• Support interagency and external working groups, such as through the Massachusetts Electric Rate Task Force and Interagency Rates Working Group, on policy matters impacting electric rate design, ratemaking, and regulatory strategies, including time-varying rates, low-income discount rate, revenue decoupling, etc.
• Draft DOER policy papers, analysis, and briefing decks for Department and Secretariat leadership.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
• Experience in energy policy, clean energy, or electric and gas utilities
• Proficiency in writing policy memos, preparing slide decks, or other materials communicating complex concepts or technical information
• Excellent analytical and effective problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated experience managing complex projects and coordinating with internal and external parties
• Strong skills in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word
• Excellent organizational and communications skills, including communicating complex issues to a broad range of stakeholders
• Knowledge of the state’s clean energy goals and utility ratemaking and the role of DOER in contributing to those goals
• Working knowledge and interest in electric utility ratemaking and regulatory strategies and electric rate design
• Ability to work with interagency teams, represent DOER programs and policies, and identify linkages with other policies and programs

Please provide a cover letter describing your interest in the position as part of your application, marked “as relevant” attachments. First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

Qualifications

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, administrative or managerial experience in business administration, business management or public administration the major duties of which involved program management, program administration, program coordination, program planning and/or program analysis, and (B) of which at least one year must have been in a supervisory capacity, or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.

Substitutions:

I. A Bachelor's degree with a major in business administration, business management or public administration may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required (A) experience.

II. A Graduate degree with a major in business administration, business management or public administration may be substituted for a maximum of three years of the required (A) experience.

III. A Bachelor's or higher degree with a major other than in business administration, business management or public administration may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience.*
• Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.

NOTE: No substitutions will be permitted for the required (B) experience.

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.

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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. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.

Official Title: Program Coordinator III

Primary Location: United States-Massachusetts-Boston-100 Cambridge Street

Job: Administrative Services

Agency: Department of Energy Resources

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day

Job Posting: May 14, 2025, 4:44:06 AM

Number of Openings: 1

Salary: 75,773.62 - 110,808.10 Yearly

If you have Diversity, Affirmative Action or Equal Employment Opportunity questions or need a Reasonable Accommodation, please contact Diversity Officer / ADA Coordinator: Melixa G Esenyie - 6176261282

Bargaining Unit: 06-NAGE - Professional Admin.

Confidential: No

Potentially Eligible for a Hybrid Work Schedule: Yes