2026 Summer Intern, Energy Analyst (Remote)

2026 Summer Intern, Energy Analyst

Are you a student seeking experience with project execution, data analytics, and reporting?  Do you possess strong communication skills, enjoy interacting with key stakeholders, and have an interest in Energy Efficiency programs?  Do you enjoy working with highly-skilled, multi-disciplinary, and passionate team members, collaborating with stakeholders, and bringing it all together to deliver quality outcomes? If so, then you have found the perfect internship!  

Join our team as a 2026 Summer Intern to support our growing portfolio of work with utility companies. You will be learning and helping to deliver a holistic strategy to focus on external benchmarking and competitive analysis to evaluate and compare performance of utility programs to help drive strategic decision-making and continuous improvement.

This is an entry-level, 10-week, full time internship that begins in early June 2026. The work may be fully remote from any U.S. location or hybrid from an ICF office depending on individual's location. Pay is expected to be $23 per hour. At this time, we are unable to provide relocation nor housing assistance.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct competitive analysis of utility programs across the industry, focusing on cost efficiency, performance, and participation metrics.
• Determine what program types/designs are meeting and/or surpassing performance indicators ($/kWh, total/kWh, participant levels, goal achievement percentages, etc.).
• Research industry trends, best practices, and regulatory changes to identify areas for improvement and innovation around program design, delivery, and performance metrics.
• Work with teams to improve data collection, analysis, and reporting processes.
• Develop dashboards, reports, visualizations tools to communicate insights.

Basic Qualifications

• By start date, a minimum of 30 completed college-level credit hours is required preferably energy or environment, business, economics, engineering or related subject.
• Must be able to pass any required background check(s), which may include drug screening. 

Preferred Skills/Qualifications

• Knowledge of or interest in the utility and energy efficiency, demand response, and distributed energy resource programs and markets. 
• Sound business ethics, including the protection of proprietary and confidential information. 
• Proficiency in Business Applications (such as Google, MS Office, Visualizations, Data Analytics, PowerBI). 
• Strong analytics skills and experience working with large datasets.
• Strong communication and presentation skills to translate data insights into actionable recommendations.

Working At Icf

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO policy.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation, please email Candidateaccommodation@icf.com and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.  

Read more about workplace discrimination rights or our benefit offerings which are included in the Transparency in (Benefits) Coverage Act. 

Candidate AI Usage Policy

At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted. This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process.  

However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI. If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at candidateaccommodation@icf.com. We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.  

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$34,392.00 - $58,466.00Nationwide Remote Office (US99)