American Electric Power Internships

Benefits include flextime, casual business dress, paid holidays and overtime. Students also are eligible to contribute to our retirement savings plan. In addition, some departments offer a monthly housing allowance.*

AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP's transmission system directly or indirectly serves about 10 percent of the electricity demand in the Eastern Interconnection, the interconnected transmission system that covers 38 eastern and central U.S. states and eastern Canada, and approximately 11 percent of the electricity demand in ERCOT, the transmission system that covers much of Texas.*

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Benefits include flextime, casual business dress, paid holidays and overtime. Students also are eligible to contribute to our retirement savings plan. In addition, some departments offer a monthly housing allowance.*

AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP's transmission system directly or indirectly serves about 10 percent of the electricity demand in the Eastern Interconnection, the interconnected transmission system that covers 38 eastern and central U.S. states and eastern Canada, and approximately 11 percent of the electricity demand in ERCOT, the transmission system that covers much of Texas.*

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American Electric Power Internship FAQs: here

"Very interesting place to intern. Did market research and pricing" Position: Marketing Analyst Intern Location: Columbus, OH Pay: $$19/hour Duration: 10 weeks Review posted on 4/16/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Intense marketing analysis on pricing, and market research. - Worked on a team that was trying to price and penetrate a new market. - Good pay. - Energy/power is interesting. Cons: - not much, really enjoyed it here. Advice for other students: American Electric Power treat interns well. Take a look. They also have a ton of finance and engineering opps.

"Big engineering project and challenging work" Position: Engineering Intern Location: Columbus, OH Pay: $$20/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 4/16/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Looked at data and load exposure/flow. - Good pay. - Intelligent engineers and other student interns were very fun to be around. Cons: non Advice for other students: Energy is a hot field. I recommend this internship.