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ECON 386: The Economics of Electricity Markets

Economics · 4 credits

This course focuses on markets for electricity and the role of public policy in shaping outcomes. Some topics may include competition policy and business strategies in wholesale markets, tradeoffs in regulation of retail price such as impacts on clean energy incentives and equity concerns, effective purchasing of clean electricity by firms and individuals, the impact of market structures on incentives for reliability and additional generation capacity, and potential market implications of a future grid predominantly powered with zero marginal cost clean electricity. Also offered as ENRG 386.

Offered in 6 of the 26 listed terms (Spring 2021 to Winter 2027).

Prerequisites

ECON 206 or HNRS 209 or HNRS 202 or HNRS 254

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (5)

ECON 484, ENRG 417, ENRG 484, ENRG 486, ENRG 488

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

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Instructors

InstructorSectionsTerms
Dorsey-Palmateer, Reid6Spring 2021 to Winter 2027

Every offering in the listed terms (6 sections)

TermSecCRNTypeMeetsInstructorEnrolledDelivery
Winter 2027012781LectureTR 10:00am-11:50am · AH 018Dorsey-Palmateer, Reid0/18Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026013613LectureTR 10:00am-11:50am · AW 205Dorsey-Palmateer, Reid17/18Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025023490LectureTR 10:00am-11:50am · AW 405Dorsey-Palmateer, Reid8/18Face to Face Instruction
Spring 20230120827LectureTR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 418Dorsey-Palmateer, Reid16/18Face to Face Instruction
Spring 20220120894LectureTR 10:00am-11:50am · CF 316Dorsey-Palmateer, Reid6/18Face to Face Instruction
Spring 20210120954LectureTR 10:00am-11:50am · REMOTE SYNCDorsey-Palmateer, Reid9/18Face to Face Instruction