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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

MS

Dec 17, 2023

the course is very comprehensive and deep insight to the operational principle of electrical industry, in relationship to the market strategy and the regional government in it location of operation.

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.

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By Girish K H S

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Mar 16, 2023

Very Good content.

By Kukuh B S

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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 Dhirendra S

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Feb 27, 2023

Very interesting.

By Jeffrey M

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Jul 22, 2024

practical course

By Govardan c

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Jul 19, 2023

Very good course

By Somasundaram A

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Mar 29, 2023

So informative .

By Venkatesh V

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Feb 27, 2023

Excellent course

By More M

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Sep 19, 2022

EXELLENT COURSE

By Saurav D

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Aug 7, 2021

VERY INFORMATIVE

By bidisha r

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Nov 10, 2020

Excellent Course

By alexis d

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Jul 30, 2020

beautiful course

By ADITYA R

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Jun 28, 2020

Nicely explained

By Bhalachandra K

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Mar 19, 2023

Good explnation

By Akash j

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Nov 6, 2020

Good course...

By Antony

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Jul 25, 2020

very inormative

By David R V

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Feb 7, 2019

exellent course

By Víctor L

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Aug 24, 2018

Excelente curso

By Fernando O N N

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Jun 12, 2018

Great material!

By SRINIDHI A

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Sep 27, 2022

It was great!

By Kostiantyn K

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Oct 4, 2021

It were useful