Electric Industry Operations and Markets Offered by Duke University

About this Course

In the first week, you will learn 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.

In the second week, 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.

Instructor rating

 4.77/5 (287 Ratings)

Lincoln Pratson

Gendell Professor of Energy & Environment

Nicholas School of the Environment

Offered by

Duke University