Electrical Engineering Intern

Description

The Electrical Engineering Summer Intern will provide engineering support for the Power Delivery Engineering Services department while developing annual energy forecasts and related reports.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Maintain and develop a historical consumer/energy log for distribution members.

- Forecast consumers and energy usage using regression analysis, among other methods.

- Develop new methodologies for forecasting electric vehicle impact, losses, and load factor.

- Create a unique Power Requirements Study for each distribution cooperative.

- Analyze data and develop an electric rate analysis for comparing Ohio’s utilities.

- Help create a statistical report comparing data of Generation and Distribution assets.

- Assist in an Ohio-Wide Power Requirements Study, covering Buckeye Power’s system.

- Work with outside engineering staff at the distribution cooperatives as needed.

- Help complete various engineering and power system related tasks, as needed.

Buckeye Power is the generation and transmission cooperative jointly owned by the 25 electric distribution cooperatives serving Ohio. Today’s energy market requires a balance between environmental concern and the ability to meet future demand for electricity, while ensuring that power remains reliable and affordable. We believe that technology, efficiency, and innovation are crucial to providing for the electricity needs of nearly 400,000 homes, farms, and businesses. We have successfully dealt with economic and legislative challenges by always keeping the best interests of our member systems and their consumers at the forefront. Buckeye Power’s flagship Cardinal Generating Station is a best-in-class world performer in reduction of emissions, such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, mercury, and particulates. The flue gas desulfurization systems, or scrubbers, remove about 98 percent of sulfur dioxide — acid rain —produced in the generation process. The addition of the scrubbers means that the Cardinal plant is now one of the cleanest of its kind in the world. Buckeye Power is diversifying its generation mix by acquiring additional capacity from both traditional and renewable energy sources, such as green power in the form of animal waste anaerobic biodigesters, as well as solar panels.

Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives (OREC) is the statewide trade association for the 25 independently owned and operated electric cooperatives in Ohio and one in West Virginia. The Columbus- based, not-for-profit organization fosters collaboration among member co-ops and advocates on their behalf in the halls of government. It also provides value-added services for the benefit of its member co-ops and their consumer-members, including public and member relations; legislative advocacy; safety and loss control consulting (including lineworker training); education and training; and material supply distribution. OREC also publishes the monthly Ohio Cooperative Living magazine, which reaches approximately 300,000 homes, farms, and businesses across the Buckeye State.

Together, Buckeye Power and Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives work collaboratively to form Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives.