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EMGT 5964 - Case Studies in the Energy Industry


Credit Hours: (3)

Introduce students to interpret and analyze real world business cases in the energy sector. Cases explore the concepts behind natural monopolies, utility ownership, regulation and de-regulation, utility rates and service standards. Additionally, economic concepts such as supply and demand, market pricing, producer surplus, monopolistic pricing, and ratemaking (regulatory goals, revenue requirements and the rate base and rate cases) are applied. Some cases explore decision-making strategies surrounding marginal prices, congestion management, congestion revenue, electric and gas transmission rights both in terms of physical versus financial markets, locational marginal prices (LMP), financial transmission rights in terms of revenue adequacy and auction revenue rights and typical energy trading hedging practices.

Prerequisite(s): Basic math and economics or consent of instructor.
Pre- or Corequisite(s): EMGT 5961  or SEGR 4961. Also recommended is EMGT 5962  or SEGR 4962.


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