Director, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs – Solar

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🏈 Ohio – Remote

🏈 Ohio – Remote

💵 $168.7k - $278.4k / year

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IGS Energy

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1001 - 5000 employees

⚡ Energy

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Energy • eCommerce

IGS Energy is an energy services company that provides a variety of energy solutions for both residential and commercial customers. They offer green electricity, carbon-neutral natural gas, solar energy solutions, and home warranties. The company aims to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy while supporting renewable projects such as wind, solar, and hydro power. IGS Energy also specializes in delivering customized energy strategies to help protect businesses from market volatility. Their services include designing and installing LED lighting solutions, operating compressed natural gas fueling stations, and offering comprehensive energy management strategies. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, IGS Energy strives to lead positive change for the environment and their communities.

📋 Description

• Lead legislative and regulatory initiatives affecting IGS's renewable energy businesses, including solar, battery storage, community solar, virtual power plants, and distributed energy resources • Develop and execute advocacy strategies before state utility commissions, legislatures, energy offices, and regulatory agencies • Build relationships with commissioners, legislators, policymakers, utilities, regulators, renewable energy organizations, and industry stakeholders • Monitor, analyze, and communicate legislative, regulatory, and market developments across IGS's operating footprint • Lead regulatory comments, testimony, policy papers, legislative proposals, and advocacy materials • Represent IGS before utility commissions, legislative committees, trade associations, industry coalitions, and renewable energy working groups • Influence policy development related to net energy metering, interconnection, distributed generation, battery storage, virtual power plants, renewable portfolio standards, permitting, and customer renewable energy programs • Partner with Solar Operations, Business Development, Finance, Legal, Regulatory, and Executive Leadership on regulatory impacts and strategic responses • Help ensure business practices align with evolving regulatory requirements and consumer protection standards • Identify legislative and regulatory opportunities supporting business growth and market expansion • Collaborate with external counsel, lobbyists, consultants, and trade organizations • Provide policy updates, strategic recommendations, and regulatory insights to executive leadership

🎯 Requirements

• Strong understanding of renewable energy policy, distributed energy resources, residential and commercial solar, battery storage, and utility regulatory frameworks • Knowledge of state utility commission processes, legislative advocacy, and utility program development • Ability to interpret complex regulatory proceedings and translate them into business strategies • Excellent written communication skills, including drafting testimony, amendments, regulatory comments, legislative analyses, or policy recommendations • Ability to advocate before regulators, legislators, utilities, and industry organizations • Coalition and relationship-building skills with policymakers, utilities, renewable energy stakeholders, and trade associations • Strategic thinking and ability to anticipate legislative and regulatory trends • Ability to influence cross-functional business leaders and manage competing priorities • Ability to operate independently while managing multiple complex initiatives • Analytical, organizational, project management, and communication skills • Experience with political action committee budget management • Degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Environmental Policy, Energy, Engineering, Business, Economics, or related field preferred • Juris Doctor or Master's degree in Public Policy, Energy, Environmental Policy, or related field preferred • Minimum 8 years of relevant public policy, legislative affairs, regulatory affairs, government affairs, or renewable energy advocacy experience; or 5 years with a JD and directly relevant experience • Experience with state utility commissions, legislatures, public utilities, or renewable energy organizations strongly preferred • Experience supporting solar, distributed energy resources, battery storage, or other clean energy technologies preferred • Existing relationships with regulators, legislators, utility leaders, renewable energy associations, and industry stakeholders highly desirable • Experience with residential and commercial solar markets • Knowledge of distributed generation, interconnection policy, net energy metering, community solar, battery storage, virtual power plants, and utility rate design • Experience participating in SEIA, regional solar associations, EEI, NARUC, or similar industry groups • Familiarity with renewable energy incentives, tax credits, clean energy standards, and state energy policy • Demonstrated success influencing legislation or regulatory policy supporting renewable energy market growth • Must be authorized to work in the US full-time; current or future sponsorship is not supported

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual incentive plan based on company performance • Medical coverage plus free telehealth • Dental coverage • Vision coverage • Employer health savings account contributions • Headspace mental wellbeing support • Free mental healthcare visits for employees and dependents • Maven family planning support • Paid family and caregiver leave • Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy services • 401(k) plan • Company match • Financial wellbeing tools • Paid time off • Tuition reimbursement • Paid leaves • Employee hardship fund • Additional perks