Solar Customer Support Specialist

The Solar Customer Support Specialist at Rhode Island Energy in Providence, RI, manages customer relationships and inquiries related to the Renewable Energy Growth Program. Responsibilities include handling ownership requests, billing discrepancies, and maintaining communication with stakeholders. The role focuses on improving processes and ensuring customer satisfaction in Distributed Energy Resources. The position requires proactive engagement and collaboration with internal and external parties to enhance service delivery.
Company Summary Statement : Rhode Island Energy provides essential energy services to over 770,000 customers across Rhode Island through the delivery of electricity or natural gas. Our team is dedicated to helping Rhode Island customers and communities thrive while supporting the transition to a cleaner energy future. Rhode Island Energy is part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies addressing energy challenges head-on by building smarter, more resilient, and more dynamic power grids and advancing sustainable energy solutions. PPL is a positive force in the cities and towns where we do business, providing support for programs and organizations that empower the success of future generations by helping to build and maintain strong, diverse communities today. Overview:

Reporting to the Supervisor of Accounts Maintenance, the Solar Customer Support Specialist oversees stakeholder and customer relationships by providing responses to Distributed Energy Resource customer complaints and other related program matters sent to our Customer Service Center. One of the key responsibilities will be the Renewable Energy Growth (REG) Program, administered by Rhode Island Energy, which supports the development of Distributed Generation projects in Rhode Island. Eligible technologies include wind, solar, small-scale hydropower, and anaerobic digestion. The program enables customers to sell their generation output under long-term tariffs at fixed prices. The Specialist will ensure the department maximizes accuracy, professionalism, and timely responses associated with inquiries to lower the risk for customer dissatisfaction and reputational impact in Rhode Island. The Specialist will aid in proactive communications to key stakeholders and customers internally and externally. This role is expected to provide organized response times as well as building internal and external relationships to deliver on process and performance improvements. #RIE #INDRIE

Responsibilities:
• Manage Transfer of Ownership requests when a customer moves to a premise with solar
• Modification of ACH and Checking data for incentive payments
• Allocation of customer credits to applicable accounts
• Timely email and phone responses related to general program inquiries and billing discrepancies
• Deliver forecasting and reporting solutions that will drive accuracy and standardization.
• Maintain a process of proactive communication to customers and internal stakeholders on receipt of request, expected response time, and final resolution as required.
• Provide analysis on root cause issues, support initiatives and process improvements.
• Assist in creating and building Standard Operating Procedures and training plan to ensure sustainability and control compliance.
• Support and attend discussions with Customer Energy Integration and Engineering as required.
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and Rhode Island regulatory external stakeholders.
• Investigate, analyze, resolve, and respond to Distributed Energy Resources related complaints filed by internal and external customers, Stakeholders, Executives, State and Local Government Officials, Commissions, Regulators, Elected Officials, Media, Small Claims and Better Business Bureau.
• Promote and implement procedural best practice through structured quality assurance within the team to ensure all working practices are compliant with Rhode Island Energy policies and regulatory requirements.
• Emergency and storm role commitment; this is a special assignment that comes into play during storms and other emergencies when the company needs to restore power or respond to other issues affecting customer service.
• The company reserves the right to determine if this position will be assigned to work on-site, remotely, or a combination of both. Assigned work location may change. In the case of remote work, physical presence in the office/on-site may be required to engage in face-to-face interaction and coordination of work among direct reports and co-workers.

Qualifications:
• A Bachelor's degree in business or related field
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in an applicable role in lieu of degree.
• A demonstrated ability to lead and manage cross-functional teams/projects, absorb information, develop creative/practical business solutions, and achieve desired results in a highly technical, operational environment is required.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and time management skills with the ability to manage a diverse range of projects simultaneously
• Consistency in delivering on commitments, ownership of the results, exhibiting high standards of integrity while engaging, empowering, and driving accountability to effectively deliver results.

Preferred Qualifications
• Possesses knowledge and understanding of Rhode Island Energy’s electric or gas policies, processes, systems, tariffs, and general practices and how to apply them effectively
• Extensive knowledge of the Rhode Island NET metering, Renewable Energy Growth and Shared Solar programs is required
• Salesforce knowledge is a plus
• Knowledge and understanding of customer systems and billing procedures
• Exposure to Rhode Island regulatory requirements