Course # 36925 Specialization Energy & Environmental Policy Many services today considered public conveniences are provided by private companies in the United States, subject to extensive governmental regulation. This course provides an overview of that regulation, and is divided into three parts: 1) the institutions and basic practices of state utility commissions and their federal counterpart; 2) the regulatory evolution that has attended the emergence of competition in the industry, at least in certain places, from open access and interconnection to grids once owned by local monopolies, to auction-based markets for energy, to the de-monopolization of the customers’ relationship with their energy supplier; 3) recent issues—including decarbonization, threats to electric reliability, the advent of customer-side energy resources, and corruption scandals—that raise questions on whether and how the forms and institutions of regulation can adapt to the most pressing demands of our time. Students can expect to emerge from the course with a working knowledge of utility regulation as it pertains to electricity, which is also broadly applicable to natural-gas and water utilities, as well as a familiarity with Regional Transmission Organizations. Along the way, students will hear first-hand from practitioners and experts as guest lecturers. Notes This class will meet M/F every other week. Class will meet 3/29 and 3/31, 4/12 and 4/14, 4/26 and 4/28, 5/10 and 5/12. Class will meet in the Keller Sky Suite on Wednesdays and Keller 2112 on Fridays. Recent News More news Natasha Mathur, MSCAPP’19, on the Connection Between the Real World and Data Tue., June 25, 2024 Research Professor Robert Kaestner Assesses Effects of Increased Income on Infant Health Tue., June 18, 2024 Harris Voices: Miguel A. Blancarte, Jr., CLA'21, on Growth During Trying Times Mon., June 17, 2024 Upcoming Events More events UChicago Harris Coffee Chat in Seoul Sun., June 30, 2024 | 10:00 AM Offer Bakery Cafe 21 Hongik-ro 5-gil Mapo-gu Seoul 04039 South Korea Harris Campus Visit Wed., July 10, 2024 | 10:00 AM Keller Center 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States Harris Evening Master's Program Information Session Wed., July 10, 2024 | 12:00 PM