At Santee Cooper, we are committed to being South Carolina’s leading resource for improving the quality of life for all South Carolinians. Our Summer Intern Employment Program provides students with an opportunity to gain valuable, hands-on work experience while contributing to the important work we do across the state.

Internship Overview

This internship provides a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in energy markets, financial analysis, economic dispatch, forecasting, and power marketing. The selected intern will work alongside experienced analysts and gain exposure to the financial and operational decisions involved in purchasing and selling energy and economically managing generation resources.

• Internships run from May 17, 2027 - August 6, 2027
• Interns will work 40 hours per week

What You’ll Do

As a Financial Analyst Intern, you may assist with:

• Analyzing system load, energy market activity, pricing, and financial data

• Developing and maintaining spreadsheets, financial models, schedules, and forecasts

• Supporting analysis of energy purchasing and selling opportunities

• Reviewing market pricing, natural gas pricing, generation resources, and purchased power data

• Assisting with economic dispatch analysis to help identify opportunities to reliably serve system needs at the lowest reasonable cost

• Researching market trends, transmission options, energy supply, and pricing

• Preparing management and operational reports related to purchased power activity, generation resource mix, and capacity factors

• Reviewing transaction, settlement, and invoice data for accuracy

• Supporting regulatory reporting and data preparation

• Assisting with short- and long-term planning and forecasting activities, including fuel cost forecasts

• Collaborating with internal teams involved in system operations, finance, generation, and energy markets

• Learning how wholesale energy markets and real-time operational decisions impact Santee Cooper’s overall financial performance

What You’ll Learn

This internship offers exposure to several important areas of the electric utility industry, including:

• Wholesale energy markets and power marketing

• Financial and market analysis

• Economic dispatch of generation resources

• Energy purchasing and sales

• Natural gas and purchased power pricing

• Transmission and market operations

• Regulatory reporting

• Financial modeling and forecasting

• System reliability and operational planning

What We’re Looking For

Qualified candidates must:

• Be pursuing a degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Mathematics, Data Analytics, Engineering, or a related field

• Have completed their first year at a 2-year college/university (transfer program) or 4-year college/university

• Be enrolled as a full-time student Fall 2027

• Successfully undergo pre-employment physical and drug screen if selected for this position

Compensation Information:

Rising Sophomore: $17.00 per hour

Rising Junior: $18.00 per hour

Rising Senior: $19.00 per hour

Join Santee Cooper this summer and gain valuable hands-on experience while learning more about career opportunities within South Carolina's public power industry.