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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

CN

Jul 23, 2017

Fantastic class! I was impressed by the high quality of peer-graded submissions, and I believe the instructors/course creators deserve a lot of credit for that outcome.

JA

Mar 17, 2021

very exciting course about the electric markets and its operations.......recommend this course for all those who are seeking a basic understanding of the workings of the electric industry.

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By atzaz a d

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Aug 11, 2021

The course material is good

By Karim B

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Feb 18, 2024

Highly recommended course!

By DHRUBAJYOTI S

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May 26, 2023

This course is really good

By JOSE A S G

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Aug 15, 2022

muy buen curso recomendado

By Cai C

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Jul 27, 2025

Good. Hope can be updated

By Sumit D

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Feb 21, 2023

very good and informative

By Debraj G

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Mar 13, 2025

Excellent one. Thank you

By Muhammad A T J

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Aug 13, 2023

Course is well designed.

By Kiran H T

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Feb 21, 2023

Very Informative Course.

By Md.Ikramul H p

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Apr 21, 2022

great course, of course.

By gagan d

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Feb 12, 2021

very informative course.

By Gurudatta P

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Mar 6, 2023

Very good certification

By Vasudev B N

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Feb 27, 2023

Very informative course

By Siddharth R

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Jul 14, 2020

did not get certificate

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