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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 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 23, 2018

Excelente curso

By Fernando O N N

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Jun 12, 2018

Great material!

By Fabio A M B

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Mar 3, 2025

muy bien curso

By SRINIDHI A

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Sep 26, 2022

It was great!

By Kostiantyn K

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Oct 4, 2021

It were useful

By PATEL S B

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Jun 8, 2020

Awesome course

By Nambillai V

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Dec 21, 2023

Good learning

By JAI B J

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Apr 20, 2022

Good training

By Bharadwaj R K

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Mar 29, 2022

Good learning

By Mehdi s

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Jun 2, 2021

shal aidfinan

By Felipe B W

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Sep 21, 2020

Great course.

By tanzil r

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May 26, 2020

goods courses

By Waseem F

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Aug 22, 2025

Good Content

By karthikeyan J

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Mar 23, 2023

Good content

By Anup G

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Feb 13, 2023

informative

By Harisha M R

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Feb 6, 2023

Great course

By krishan k

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Sep 25, 2022

nice course

By Immanuel R

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Mar 27, 2025

Very useful

By UJWAL S N E

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Jan 29, 2025

It was good

By HRITHIK N I

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Jan 26, 2025

Good course

By Ramchandra K

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Feb 7, 2024

good course

By Avishek C

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Feb 14, 2023

good course