COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 7, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) was included
in Forbes magazine's 2022 America's Best Employers For New
Grads list.
The list was created based on an independent survey
administrated to over 20,000 young professionals who have less than
10 years' experience working for companies with at least 1,000
people employed in their U.S. operations. Employees were asked to
rank the likelihood that they would recommend their employer to
others and evaluate other employers in their respective industries.
Survey participants also assessed their employers on other
work-related topics, such as working conditions, salary, potential
for advancement and effectiveness of diversity and inclusion
efforts.
"AEP prides itself on a workplace culture that supports and
invests in talented young team members as we work to deliver
low-cost, clean and reliable energy to customers," said
Nicholas K. Akins, AEP chairman,
president and chief executive officer. "We're honored our newly
graduated colleagues recommend that others join the AEP family, and
we'll continue to foster an inclusive, inviting and engaging
environment that attracts and retains top talent."
Learn more about AEP's strategy to build the workforce of
the future.
American Electric Power, based in Columbus, Ohio, is powering a cleaner,
brighter energy future for its customers and communities. AEP's
approximately 16,700 employees operate and maintain the nation's
largest electricity transmission system and more than 224,000 miles
of distribution lines to safely deliver reliable and affordable
power to 5.5 million regulated customers in 11 states. AEP also is
one of the nation's largest electricity producers with
approximately 31,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity,
including more than 7,100 megawatts of renewable energy. The
company's plans include growing its renewable generation portfolio
to approximately 50% of total capacity by 2030. AEP is on track to
reach an 80% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 2000 levels
by 2030 and has committed to achieving net zero by 2050. AEP is
recognized consistently for its focus on sustainability, community
engagement, and diversity, equity and inclusion. AEP's family of
companies includes utilities AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power
(in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in
Tennessee), Indiana Michigan
Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power
Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas and the Texas
Panhandle). AEP also owns AEP Energy, which provides
innovative competitive energy solutions nationwide. For more
information, visit aep.com.
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