Home The School Who Should Attend? Featured Topics Syllabus Faculty Schedule Registration and Logistics Register Online
 
Each participant will:  

GAIN

UNDERSTAND

A thorough grounding in the basics of power systems including power flow concepts on a nontechnical level  
A sound grasp of the fundamentals of electricity and power system planning, operations, control, and economics  
A good understanding of the fundamentals of transmission services  
A comprehensive picture of where the industry is headed and how it will get there  
A thorough appreciation of the need for incentives for transmission investments  
Insights into successful experiences in transmission business around the world  
The language and acronyms used in the industry
The The centrality of the role of transmission in competitive electricity markets
The fundamental interaction of physics and markets
The overriding need for reliability
The role of incentives in the expansion of the power system
The critical challenges faced by today’s electricity business players
Models of transmission business structures in use in different countries

LEARN

INTERACT

About the unbundling of transmission services  
The critical role of transmission and ancillary services  
The effective use of risk management mechanisms  
The nature of a cascading blackout  
The interrelationships between reliability and markets  
The nature of the smart grid  
With some of the leading practitioners and authorities in the industry
With the participants and learn how they solve problems in their organizations