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Interdisciplinary Professional Programs

Transmission and Wholesale Markets School

interpro.wisc.edu/RA00051 See upcoming dates

Course Overview

The next offering of the course is planned for August 12th to 16th, 2024. The full course website and registration is usually posted 3-4 months before the course starts. Once the website is posted you’ll be able to learn more and register by clicking the Enroll Now link, which directs you to the EEI website. 

Offered annually since 1999, this five-day course provides a review of market design, transmission pricing, expansion planning, and operational issues with an emphasis on the institutional and financial dimensions of policy. When you join us, you will be engaged with a team of well-known experts and seasoned veterans who will describe the current thinking on pricing and market design.

The course is designed to educate and inform electric industry newcomers, as well as experienced industry executives and regulators who want to broaden their understanding of an increasingly complex industry.

Learn more and register by clicking the Enroll Now link, which directs you to the EEI website.

Who Should Attend?

  • Energy professionals
  • Utility employees

Course Outline

The Nature of Power Systems

Power Market Economics

The Role of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

State Regulatory Roles in Transmission and Wholesale Markets

Open Access Transmission Tariffs

EPA Compliance from the RTO Perspective

Federal Siting Coordination

NERC/Reliability Update

Transmission Planning/Interregional Coordination

The Future Outlook for the Power Sector

Take this course when it’s offered next!

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