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ECON 3533 - Electricity Economics

This course will apply economics concepts specifically to the complex electric power industry. Students will learn the design of the industry including generation, transmission, and distribution. Emphasis will be placed on regulatory issues arising from the FERC and Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs). Students will also examine pricing, output, and capacity decisions facing firms in the electric power industry. 
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Test 1 Reading: Smart Meters
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Introduction & History

Listening: Throughline - The Electrical Grid
Reading: History of the Electric Power Industry

Listening: Throughline - The Phoebus Cartel
Reading: Cash for Coolers

Listening: Planet Money - The World's Biggest Battery

Supply & Demand

Reading 1: The Long-Run Dynamics of Electricity Demand: Evidence from Municipal Aggregation
Reading 2: The Fall of Coal: Joint Impacts of Fuel Prices and Renewables on Generation and Emissions
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