Internship - Commercial Analytics

Calpine

Jan 31, 2024

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Summer Internship
Data
Houston

Requirements

Candidate should be working on a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at an accredited college or university in a quantitative or analytical field, such as business, mathematics, statistics, economics, finance, accounting, engineering, or physics.
Must have at least two years of undergraduate coursework completed by the start of the internship. Graduate students also encouraged to apply.
Minimum GPA 3.2
Demonstrated aptitude applying analytical tools such as Microsoft Excel
Experience with programming tools such as R, VBA, Python, or similar preferred
Able to work autonomously and under the pressure of multiple deadlines
Knowledge of the energy industry, specifically the independent power or utility sector, is a plus.
Strong verbal and written communication skills are a must.
Team player who enjoys diving into issues, brainstorming solutions, and learning new methods and tools to address problems
High degree of enthusiasm and drive
Must be flexible and able to work harmoniously with others
Good problem solving and analytical ability
Good organization skills and attention to details are essential

Responsibilities

Calpine’s corporate views on the commodity markets and the inherent fundamental risk factors
Models and tools used for power price forecasting, deal valuation & hedging, fundamental forecasting, and commodity margin forecasting.
Managing data integrity for Calpine’s Commercial Analytics group.
Calpine’s modeling infrastructure including asset and contract models as well as repositories of fundamental market data
Exact summer projects will be determined at the time of the commencement of the internship.

Calpine

America’s Premier Competitive Power Company

Energy

Industry

1001-5000

Employees

1984

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Calpine Corporation is America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. Our fleet of 76 power plants in operation or under construction represents more than 26,000 megawatts of generation capacity -- enough to power approximately 20 million homes. Through wholesale power operations and our retail businesses Calpine Energy Solutions and Champion Energy, we serve customers in 22 states, Canada and Mexico. Our clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet uses advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner. We are uniquely positioned to benefit from the secular trends affecting our industry, including the abundant and affordable supply of clean natural gas, environmental regulation, aging power generation infrastructure and the increasing need for dispatchable power plants to successfully integrate intermittent renewables into the grid. Please visit www.calpine.com to learn more about how Calpine is creating power for a sustainable future.