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Electric Industry Operations and Markets

Duke University

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This is a two week course. In the first week you will learn about the core activities that the Industry executes to bring electricity to customers. We will review what electricity is, how it is generated, how it is transmitted, how it comes into buildings, and how consumption of electricity instantly feeds back on the transmission and generation of electricity. You will learn to:
Define what electricity is;
Describe how electricity is generated, transmitted and distributed;
Describe how electricity is generated, transmitted and distributed; and
Summarize how the consumption of electric energy instantly feeds back on the transmission and generation of electricity.


In the second week, the course shifts to the markets that drive Electric Industry operations. You will learn about the various costs of the electric industry’s core activities, how electricity is priced, the various ways that electric markets are structured, how these market structures determine which power plants are dispatched to produce electricity when, and how recent changes in generator fuel prices, generation technology, market regulations, and environmental regulations are transforming both Electric Industry Markets and Operations. You will learn to:
Describe the main cost components to the electric system;
Compare the costs of different types of power plants;
Interpret the retail pricing of electricity; 
Explain the different types of electric markets and understand how they operate to dispatch electric supply to meet demand in real time; and
Explain why and how the electric industry is regulated.

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Lincoln Pratson

Gendell Professor of Energy & Environment

Nicholas School of the Environment

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

Week 1

3 hours to complete

Electric Industry Operations

3 hours to complete

15 videos (Total 72 min)

15 videos

Course Introduction5m

Electric Industry Overview4m

What Electricity Is4m

Charge, Current, Voltage, and Resistance5m

Electric Power, Electric Energy, and Ohm's Law3m

A Circuit Model of the Electric System4m

Electromagnetism5m

Power Plants4m

Capacity Factor4m

How a Transformer Works4m

Transmitting and Distributing Electricity4m

Power Line Loss3m

Electric System Basics in Buildings9m

Lamp to Plant5m

Daily and Seasonal Variations in Electric Load3m

4 practice exercises

Industry Overview30m

Generation30m

Transmission & Distribution30m

Load30m

Week

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Electricity Industry Markets

In this second module, the course shifts to the markets that drive Electric Industry operations. You will learn about the various costs of the electric industry’s core activities, how electricity is priced, the various ways that electric markets are structured, how these market structures determine which power plants are dispatched to produce electricity when, and how recent changes in generator fuel prices, generation technology, market regulations, and environmental regulations are transforming both Electric Industry Markets and Operations.

4 hours to complete

16 videos (Total 90 min)

16 videos

Managing Supply to Meet Demand6m

The Need for Different Power Plants5m

Levelized Cost of Electricity6m

Retail Pricing of Electricity4m

The Need for Regulation4m

Who Regulates What1m

Major Federal Regulations5m

Existing Electric Market Structures6m

Ideal Economic Dispatch6m

Generator Selling Price4m

Actual Economic Dispatch3m

Relationship Between Wholesale and Retail Prices8m

Impact of Fuel Prices6m

Impact of Government Regulations6m

Impact of Government Incentivies9m

Growth in Renewable Electricity Generation1m

4 practice exercises

System Management30m

Regulation30m

Markets30m

External Market Forces30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM ELECTRIC INDUSTRY OPERATIONS AND MARKETS

by SLMay 5, 2020

Great course with a superb faculty. Learnt a lot about the industry and market regulations of electricity.

Would really recommend this course to all who are interested in electric industry.

by APMar 6, 2020

It was a really good course but I think that the energy scenario of the entire world could have been explained in short instead of only USA. But a very helpful course otherwise.

by AJOct 18, 2019

Great overview on how electric industries works, specially the relationship between regulator, system operator, utilities and other actors. More advanced course could be interesting.

by RGAug 17, 2020

The topics of the course are well presented and organized properly. The lecture videos and discussions are clear and easy to understand. The assessment tools are appropriate for the course.

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