Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a leading energy provider and Fortune 500 company, dedicated to serving millions of electricity and natural gas customers across eight states: Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas. We make energy work better for our customers, helping them thrive every day. That means always raising the bar - delivering better service and providing more reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy. 

Xcel Energy is a place where you’ll have opportunities to grow, expand your skills, and help lead the clean energy transition. We offer meaningful rewards, recognition, and support to help you build your career and make an impact - both on the job and beyond. Most importantly, it means you’ll be joining a company that knows employees are the driving force behind its success and is committed to helping you be your best.

At Xcel Energy, our employees are the driving force behind our success. So we make sure that, here, you can be your best. Doing work that makes a difference for neighbors and communities. Working with a team you can count on to push you. Expanding skills, staying ready for change, and capturing opportunities to grow. All with the support, rewards and recognition you need to thrive – during your internship and beyond. 

Xcel Energy is seeking candidates Junior year or higher of college or graduate school to support our Mass Market Strategy for Customer Programs team located in Minneapolis, MN. The paid business internship provides an opportunity to showcase your abilities in analysis, research, and deliver customer product strategies to meet residential customer needs. Xcel Energy’s internship program provides practical work experience to develop your existing skillset, present to senior leadership, and collaborate with key internal stakeholders. The program will allow you to apply what you’ve learned in school and further enhance your knowledge through hands-on training and provide opportunities to network and learn with other interns across the Customer Energy and Transportation Solutions organization and the entire company.

Typical intern responsibilities may include but are not limited to: 

• Assisting and facilitating customer product journey mapping efforts to enhance product features, design and capabilities

• Research and development of market analyses to support strategic planning and goals

• Coordination with product development and other internal teams to link strategy to product design

• Coordinate and facilitate team strategy sessions, with strong PowerPoint and visual delivery skills

• Leading a specific project determined in collaboration with intern leader to align with skills and interests, and business needs

• Assist with business operations as needed

• This position is for 2026 - 2027 school year. This position may have the possibility to extend beyond the internship’s initial term based on the candidate’s successful performance and Xcel Energy’s business needs.

Minimum Requirements:

• Current student, Junior status (as of Fall 2026) or higher

• Enrolled in an accredited college or university and pursuing a degree in Business, Marketing, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Communications or related field 

• Able to commute to the company location in downtown Minneapolis, MN periodically for in-person meetings and engagement.

• Able to work part-time through the 2026-2027 school year.

•  Preferred Qualifications:

• 3.5 GPA (out of a 4.0 scale) or higher

• Completed 2 years of undergraduate coursework, including classes in marketing, business administration, or similar

• Experience and proficiency with PowerPoint and Microsoft office tools

• Demonstrated success leading and facilitating groups to meet strategic objectives

Our culture is grounded in shared values and employee commitments that guide how we work, support one another, and grow together.

Our Values

Connected, Committed, Trustworthy, Safe

Our Employee Commitments

• Work that makes a difference
• A team you can count of
• Opportunities to grow
• Rewards that help you thrive

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