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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Electric Industry Operations and Markets by Duke University

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About the Course

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....

Top reviews

DJ

Aug 10, 2020

Content was easy to follow and digest - it was a good refresher course for me as I've been in the industry for some time, but within the IT discipline. Learned some new things along the way too.

RR

Mar 11, 2026

I really liked this course. It helped me to better understand the industry. I would recommend vetting the peered reviewed final assignments before peer reviews. Some of them were not applicable.

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By Muhammad S K

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Sep 4, 2023

This course so complex

By Tanuja N

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Aug 31, 2020

Best experience with u

By balaji s

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Feb 6, 2023

Very Nice information

By Mudiraj A

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Apr 28, 2020

overall good knowldge

By Arjun B

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Apr 20, 2020

Very well explained!!

By Raja c

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Jun 1, 2019

very good explanation

By Cleiton L

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Jun 14, 2024

Excelente abordagem.

By Akash B

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Jul 30, 2021

very nice experience

By THAINA H C

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Jun 2, 2025

A very good course!

By César A M A

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Aug 5, 2024

Muy nuevo bery good

By AVINASH K S

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Apr 19, 2023

it is a nice course

By SHAHURAJ S S

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Jun 12, 2020

COURSE IS EXCELLENT

By sheraz s

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Mar 28, 2023

THanks to coursera

By Girish K H S

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Mar 16, 2023

Very Good content.

By Kukuh

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Sep 8, 2022

Clear Explanation

By Jit M

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Oct 1, 2021

nice...fascinating

By Martin M

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Aug 2, 2021

Excellent course!

By AIRENAKHO S

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Mar 4, 2021

Interesting Course

By ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ Π

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Dec 29, 2020

EXCELLENT COURSE!!

By Tony M

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Jan 29, 2018

Outstanding class!

By Raktim B

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Apr 4, 2025

Very Good Session

By Dhirendra S

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Feb 27, 2023

Very interesting.

By A B

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Sep 25, 2025

Excellent course

By Alireza S

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Dec 31, 2024

Very good course

By Jeffrey M

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Jul 22, 2024

practical course