Module
How the sector works and its value chain
Covers how electricity flows from generation to consumption, how markets set prices, and why the traditional utility model is under pressure.
4 lessons • 600 XP available
Lessons
1
From power plant to plug: tracing the electricity value chain
+150 XPTrace electricity from generation through transmission and distribution to the end user.
2
How wholesale power markets set the price of electricity
+150 XPUnderstand how supply and demand set wholesale electricity prices.
3
The regulated monopoly: why utilities earn a guaranteed return
+150 XPLearn why regulated utilities earn a guaranteed rate of return.
4
The energy transition and the utility death spiral
+150 XPGrasp how the energy transition threatens the traditional utility business model.