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Electric Utilities Fundamentals and Future
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Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 2436 | yes | Coursera |
The Syllabus
Videos
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Electric Utility Industry Animated Crash Course
- 1.3 What Happens When You Flip a Switch?
- 1.4 Generation for Generations
- 1.5 Fossil Fuels
- 1.6 Nuclear
- 1.7 Renewables - Hydroelectric and Wind
- 1.8 Renewables - Solar, Biomass and Geothermal
- 1.9 The Generation Portfolio
- 1.10 Transmission and Distribution
- 1.11 Outro
Practice Exercise
- Taking Shape and Fundamentals
Videos
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Usage, Rates and Your Bill
- 2.3 Utility Types and Prices: Overview, Public Power and Electric Cooperatives
- 2.4 Utility Types and Prices: Investor-Owned Utilities (IOUs)
- 2.5 Regulatory Compact and Rates Process
Practice Exercise
- Price and Value
Videos
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Becoming More Customer Focused
- 3.3 Energy Efficiency
- 3.4 Distributed Generation
Practice Exercise
- Not your grandparents' utility
Videos
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Technology and Customer Expectations
- 4.3 Aging Grid and the Rise of Federal Transmission Regulation
- 4.4 Federal Regulation and the Environment
- 4.5 State of Electric Utility Policy
- 4.6 State Regulation and the Environment
- 4.7 Outro
Practice Exercise
- Pace of Change, Technology and Innovation
Videos
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Smart Grid
- 5.3 Microgrids
- 5.4 Storage
- 5.5 Electric Vehicles
- 5.6 Net Metering and Distributed Generation
- 5.7 Clean Power Plan
- 5.8 Future Models
- 5.9 Outro
Practice Exercise
- Final Exam - Apply What You Learned!