Intro to Electric Power

“Introduction to Electric Power” is Dr. Baldick’s most popular course with attorneys and regulators across the country.

You can attend in two ways:

  • live in person in Austin on The University of Texas Austin campus
  • via live streaming video with audio call-in for questions

This course equips non-technical professionals such as lawyers and regulators to understand and discuss technical issues in the electricity industry. Emphasis is placed on organized wholesale markets. You’ll learn the fundamentals of electric power generation and transmission. And you’ll learn:

  • strategies to navigate the complexity of the industry
  • how market outcomes are determined
  • best ways to identify and protect client interests
  • technical know-how to write better contracts
  • how to avoid costly mis-communication with technical professionals

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“An invaluable course. It has proven its worth many times over. As someone on the front line of the electricity wars, I wouldn’t enter the field of battle without it.”

To register, email Dr. Baldick for a PayPal invoice.

Tuition:

Standard
$1750.
Covers all educational materials, lunches, and refreshments during breaks.

Group
$1500 per person
Group discount for five or more people from a single firm registering at the same time.

Previous Attendees
$1600.
A $150 discount applies if you have attended the course previously.

Regulatory Agency
$1250.
Discount to: employees of State Public Utility Commissions, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
(Two scholarships, on a first-come-first-serve basis, will be provided to employees of State Public Utility Commissions, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. To apply, email Dr. Baldick.)

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To register, email Dr. Baldick for a PayPal invoice.

“An invaluable course. It has proven its worth many times over. As someone on the front line of the electricity wars, I wouldn’t enter the field of battle without it.”

Prerequisites: None. No technical or math background is needed. Suitable for legal, accounting, and regulatory professionals.

Format: 22 hours of lectures, 1 hour of interactive laboratory, and 1 hour of planning laboratory over three days. Lectures illustrated with demonstrations and 800 slides. Seminar culminates in a planning laboratory, where participants apply class material to analyze expansion alternatives in a hypothetical electric power system.

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Questions? Email Dr. Baldick

Documentation: You receive a three-ring binder of the entire seminar plus a cross-referenced glossary of terms.

Attendance options: In-person or via streaming video on days one and two, with attendance in person strongly recommended for day three (planning laboratory). After the seminar, streaming video is available for review upon demand.

Instructor: Dr. Ross Baldick, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.

Customization: This seminar is available for presentation on site at your company. The material can be tailored (in one, two, or three day modules) to suit your specific needs.

Questions? Email Dr. Baldick

“Introduction to Electric Power” has been presented to:

  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
  • Bracewell and Giuliani
  • Alston & Bird
  • Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP
  • Dynegy
  • Direct Energy
  • Koch Energy

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“Your class was great! I’ve attended several electricity beginner courses, and I can say that your curriculum was the most informative and the most on target for a beginner. I’ll admit, three days is a bit of a haul, but it was well worth it–current topics, excellent material and referencing, wonderful presentation, and quick, responsive answers to a range of questions from the very simple to the very complex. Kudos!”