THE ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY
• History of the Industry - Regulation
• The Deregulation Process
• Where are We in Today’s Power Industry
FERC Order 888, Order 2000
FERC Order 2004/2005
FERC Order 890
• The Future?
Retail Unbundling

THE PHYSICAL FLOW - SOURCE TO SINK
• Fundamental Power Terms and Industry Definitions
Power/Commodity Components
Common market terms and acronyms
• The Electric Power System
• The Production of Electricity
Physical Properties
Generation Components
Electric Currents
Energy Sources for Fuel
Electricity Reserves
• The Transmission of Electricity
System Operations - Transmission thru Distribution
System Coordination and Reliability Councils - NERC Regions
Control Areas, Interchanges, Loop Flows
• ISOs, RTOs
• Ancillary Services

ELECTRICITY MARKET SEGMENTS
• The Players and Users of Electricity
• The Wholesale Power Market
• The Retail Power Market

DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS
• The Life of a Power Deal
Contracts/Products and Services
Pricing Power
Securing Supply for Market
Scheduling Power/Checkout
Power Flow
Metering
Billing/Accounting for Power Flows
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Training CLasses
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Fundamentals of Electricity
1-½ Day Training Class Outline
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