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The Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Experiential Learning Lab
204 Schilling Way
JA BizTown, MN 55104

Xcel Energy Center

The Energy Center provides JA BizTown businesses with all their energy needs. Each business will have the opportunity to earn alternative energy credits toward utility payments. Employees will educate citizens about ways to conserve energy as well as the benefits of renewable energy. Employees will also explore solar energy and interact with data from Junior Achievement’s building solar panels.

Jobs Available

CEO

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  • Learns about the benefits of solar energy
  • Obtains bank loan
  • Signs all business payroll and expense checks
  • Makes business operational decisions
  • Prepares and gives speeches at Town Meetings
  • Assists with all business duties when employees are on break

CFO

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  • Inputs and submits business loan to the bank
  • Inputs employee payroll information
  • Prints and distributes employee payroll checks
  • Signs business checks if CEO is not available
  • Pays online bills sent to business
  • Keeps all records of business expenses and payments
  • Makes business deposits to Bank

RENEWABLE ENERGY PORTFOLIO MANAGER

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  • Learns about the benefits of solar energy
  • Sets the renewable energy goal for the day with the CEO and Digital Marketing Manager
  • Computes and prints Utility bills
  • Works with the Digital Marketing Manager to achieve the energy goal
  • Reports to Sustainability Director of City Hall, the Newspaper and JA BizTown Staff about the day’s energy use and savings

DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER

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  • Learns about the benefits of solar energy
  • Sets the renewable energy goal for the day with the CEO and Renewable Energy Portfolio Manager
  • Educates businesses about renewable energy and the solar panels on roof
  • Sells the Solar Energy Program to the business’ CEOs
  • Reports results to the Renewable Portfolio Manager

SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEER

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  • Learns about the benefits of solar energy
  • Researches, plans and builds a solar powered car
  • Uses Google Project Sunroof to gather data about the solar potential of their school and makes a recommendation to the Sustainability Director

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Employee Job Descriptions Explore real life careers at Xcel Energy

You may enjoy working here if you like:

Conservation
Math
Alternative Energy
Research
Goal setting

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