Internships


Basin Electric's and Dakota Gasification Company's paid internships are available in a variety of professional positions for students obtaining their degree. Internships typically occur during the summer months as full-time, but other opportunities may be available for students to work part-time while attending school.

Basin Electric and Dakota Gasification Company, along with other utility companies, also work hand-in-hand with Bismarck State College's Power Plant Technology/Process Plant Technology Program. An internship has been implemented as part of the curriculum whereby students must intern at an energy facility. This is a paid two-week only internship.

Students interested in gaining a meaningful work experience should contact our Basin Electric recruitment team. Internships may be located at Headquarters in Bismarck or at a plant facility.

Student Intern/Cooperative Education Program

This program is designed to assist students in applying their education to productive work experiences in their field of study by offering full-time paid work instead of regular classes.

Basin Electric and Dakota Gasification Company pays an allowance from credits received for Student Intern/Cooperative Education Program work experience. The maximum credits allowable per semester will be four.

Placements are available in a variety of professional positions. Students may be placed at various locations throughout the organization.

Students interested in gaining a meaningful work experience should contact our Basin Electric recruitment team. Internships may be located at Headquarters in Bismarck or at a plant facility.

Student placements usually take place in the spring or fall, but are also done as workforce needs dictate.

Basin Electric is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer regarding race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and veterans status.

Contact Us


Dakota Gasification Company
Great Plains Synfuels Plant
420 County Road 26
Beulah, ND 58523 USA

Email: hr@bepc.com
Phone: 701-223-0441 (ask for Human Resources)
Fax: 701-557-5110