In-Depth Introduction to Electricity Markets

9:30am - 12:30pm U.S. Eastern Time

Gatineau & Virtual

In-depth Introduction to Electricity Markets covers the engineering, economic, regulatory and business aspects of U.S. wholesale and retail electricity markets in an integrated and comprehensive manner. It stresses understanding key concepts in an intuitive and accessible manner supported with numerical calculations and data.  Sessions are independent & can be attended separately.

2024 U.S. Election Impact on Electricity Markets

Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 2:00pm - 3:00pm  U.S. Eastern Time

Gatineau & Virtual

In-depth Introduction to Electricity Markets covers the engineering, economic, regulatory and business aspects of U.S. wholesale and retail electricity markets in an integrated and comprehensive manner. It stresses understanding key concepts in an intuitive and accessible manner supported with numerical calculations and data.   Sessions are independent & can be attended separately.

Electricity Market Power Monitoring & Mitigation Focusing on Energy Storage

Tuesday, April 22, 2025,   9:30am - 12:30pm U.S. Eastern Time

Virtual Only

Market power and manipulation continue to be major issues in U.S. electricity markets. This webinar discusses the definitions of market power and market manipulation, its impact on the efficiency of electricity markets, ways, sellers and buyers of electricity exercise market power and manipulate markets, and current U.S. federal and RTO/ISO policies. 

U.S. Transmission Planning

Tuesday, May 20, 2025,   9:30am - 12:30pm U.S. Eastern Time

Virtual Only

Transmission planning is a long-standing challenge and its difficulties are being magnified by the rapid changes occurring in the electric power industry. This webinar delves into the myriad of causes and considers various solutions. Implications for generation development and operations are highlighted.

The Continued Evolution of U.S. Western Electricity Markets

Tuesday, June 17, 2025,   9:30am - 12:30pm U.S. Eastern Time

Virtual Only

The U.S. Western electricity market is undergoing rapid changes and development.  California's electricity demand, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) wholesale electricity markets, and California's energy and environmental policies drive much of the region's market outcomes.  The Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM) and the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) are also essential.  This webinar overviews the Western electricity market and explores many topics relevant to price  formation and market operations,

U.S. Capacity Markets & Resource Adequacy with Increasing Renewables & Energy Storage

Tuesday, July 22, 2025,   9:30am - 12:30pm U.S. Eastern Time

Virtual Only

Resource adequacy is a fundamental component of power system reliability. It also serves as the modeling foundation for wholesale capacity markets. Severe weather and intermittent PV solar and wind resources, and the expansion of energy storage are challenging this modeling foundation and therefore definition and operation of capacity markets. This webinar explains how capacity markets work, how resource adequacy modeling is conducted, and how the changes in the power sector are affecting both. Business and public policy implications are also considered.

Fundamentals of Power System Optimization, Energy Storage and Data Centers

Tuesday, September 16, 2025,   9:30am - 12:30pm U.S. Eastern Time

Virtual Only

The power system and wholesale electricity markets are organized around a sequence of optimization problems starting with economic dispatch, unity commitment, resource adequacy/capacity markets, and transmission planning. This webinar introduces optimization as a tool and way of thinking and how it is applied in electricity markets. Financial trading and business implications are discussed.

In-depth Introduction to Electricity Markets covers the engineering, economic, regulatory and business aspects of U.S. wholesale and retail electricity markets in an integrated and comprehensive manner. It stresses understanding key concepts in an intuitive and accessible manner supported with numerical calculations and data.   Sessions are independent & can be attended separately.