June 13, 2024
Electric Utility Fundamentals + Insights (in-person)
Course Overview
Electric Utility Fundamentals + Insights provides utility and service company employees with a broad understanding of how the electric utility industry works and a better awareness of their own roles within their organizations. This course is delivered through seven distinct instruction modules:
(1) Fundamentals of Electricity
(2) Generation Choices
(3) Transmission + Electricity Markets
(4) Distributed Energy Resources
(5) Electric Utility Customers
(6) Emerging Issues
(7) How Utilities Make Money
Modules 1-6 are delivered in-person through a one-day discussion format or scheduled virtually in two four-hour sessions scheduled over two days. Module 7 is delivered virtually to all attendees once they have completed Modules 1-6. The class is provided virtually over two half-days or in a one-day format at the WEI office in Portland, Oregon. WEI member companies may also host a customized on-line or in-person course exclusively for their own employees to provide a unique, individualized training experience. Contact WEI for more information.
Who Should Attend?
• Wondering if this course is right for you or your staff…
• Are you new to the energy industry?
• Have you worked in just one or two areas of the organization?
• Are you looking for a broader perspective of the business of electricity and emerging issues?
• Do you work for a service provider to the energy industry who wants to learn more about your customer?
If the answer is yes
to any of these, this course was designed for you.
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Start
Time |
End
Time |
Session
Title |
Description
(Will be published) |
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8:00
AM |
8:05
AM |
Course Check-In |
The room will open early with optional time for
participants to ask questions about the agenda before we begin. |
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8:05
AM |
8:30
AM |
Participant Introductions |
Students share their own backgrounds within and outside
the energy industry and what they hope to learn throughout the day. Please be
prepared to share at least three questions you hope to answer during the
course. |
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8:30
AM |
9:30
AM |
Module 1: Fundamentals of Electricity |
- Key influencers in the history of electricity |
|
9:30
AM |
9:45
AM |
Break |
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9:45
AM |
10:45
AM |
Module 2: Generation Choices |
- Number ONE rule of the electric grid |
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10:45
AM |
11:00
AM |
Break |
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11:00
AM |
12:00
PM |
Module 3: Western NA Transmission + Electricity Markets |
- Service territories |
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12:00
PM |
1:00
PM |
Break for Lunch |
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1:00
PM |
2:00
PM |
Module 4: Distributed Energy Resources |
- Energy storage |
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2:00
PM |
2:10
PM |
Break |
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|
2:10
PM |
3:10
PM |
Module 5: Electric Utility Customers |
- Types and expectations of electricity customers |
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3:10
PM |
3:20
PM |
Break |
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3:20
PM |
4:20
PM |
Module 6: Emerging Issues |
- Grid Resiliency, Hardening, and Modernization |
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4:20
PM |
4:30
PM |
Close |
We circle back to the original expectations of students
to ensure that expectations were met. |
Registration Info
Provider: Western Energy Institute (WEI)
Date: Thursday, June 13, 2024
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Length: 1 day
Platform: in-person
Capacity: minimum of 20 attendees; maximum of 30 attendees
Estimated Enrollment Fee
SCPPA MEMBER RATE (per attendee)
$299
(NOTE: the actual cost will be based on the final number of attendees and billed directly to the respective utilities. SCPPA Members do not need to make any payments online.)
Questions? (626) 793-9364 ext. 212 |