Environmental Markets Analyst

About the Role

The Environmental Markets Analyst will support the operational administration, compliance, and monetization of environmental attributes across Standard Solar's DG solar portfolio. The responsibilities of this role span project registrations, programmatic & regulatory compliance, registry administration/generator maintenance, reporting oversight, monthly certificate transfers, invoicing support, and supporting general operations of the Environmental Markets team. This role is ideal for an organized, analytical, and process-oriented individual interested in renewable energy markets, environmental commodities, data management, and program compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Project Registrations & New Asset Onboarding

• Validate REC eligibility and ownership rights for late-stage construction assets.
• Support the timely registration of solar projects within applicable environmental attribute tracking systems (PJM-GATS, WREGIS, M-RETS, NEPOOL GIS, NAR) and with pertinent state/regional regulatory and/or administrative bodies.
• Support onboarding of late-stage construction assets into regional incentive programs such as Illinois Shines, New Jersey TREC/ADI/CSEP.
• Prepare and submit critical documentation, including PTO letters, interconnection agreements, as-built drawings, corporate documentation.
• Support optimization of registration workflows to ensure consistency and accuracy of submissions and minimize lead times between COD and initial monetization.

Registry Administration & Generator Maintenance & Reporting Support

• Administer SSI’s various REC registry accounts (PJM-GATS, WREGIS, M-RETS, NEPOOL GIS, NAR).
• Ensure timely & accurate submission/processing of periodic generation.
• Coordinate with registry administrators to release generation holds.
• Provide supporting documentation, including meter photos and production records, to support REC issuance.
• Assist with troubleshooting metering and reporting issues affecting certificate generation.

Environmental Market Operations

• Execute monthly REC transfers through WREGIS, Xpansiv, and other tracking systems.
• Support monthly delivery obligations associated with forward contracts and spot transactions.
• Track inventory movements and delivery schedules.

Invoicing & Administrative Support

• Support monthly/quarterly REC invoicing and settlement processes.
• Maintain transfer and settlement tracking reports.
• Coordinate with Accounting to provide AR reconciliation support.
• Support monthly reporting of environmental market transactions.
• Support the general administration of existing REC purchase & sale agreements and pertinent revenue contracts (PPAs, ESAs).
• Support as needed in the negotiation and execution of new REC purchase & sale agreements.

Data Management & Analytics

• Assist with recurring and ad hoc analyses related to registrations, compliance, transfers, and environmental market activity.
• Support maintenance of asset-level REC database in Salesforce.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Engineering, Data Analytics, Economics, Energy Management, or a related field.
• 0-3 years of experience in renewable energy, environmental markets, asset management, compliance, or energy operations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Technologies & Tools

• PJM-GATS
• WREGIS
• M-RETS
• NEPOOL GIS
• NAR
• Xpansiv
• Salesforce
• PPAs
• ESAs
• Illinois Shines
• New Jersey TREC/ADI/CSEP