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The electric grid continues to evolve with the growth of gas generation, renewables, distributed resources, and storage. A basic understanding of the electric delivery system is essential for all who work in the electric industry especially during this time of technological transformation. Electric System Fundamentals: From Generation to the Meter presents a high-level overview of the electrical system and is ideal for those new to the industry as well as veterans who were never fully exposed to the physical aspects of the electric business. Participants take a guided tour of the electric delivery system as power moves from generation to transmission to distribution and arrives at the customer meter.
What you will learn
- Electric industry jargon and basic electrical principles
- Generation types and sources and their advantages and disadvantages
- The purpose, function, and components of the transmission system
- The purpose, function, and components of the distribution system
- How service connections are provided to customer facilities
- How electricity is delivered into and metered at the consumer’s facility
- How the physical system is structured and operated to deliver electricity
- How the physical system impacts costs and services to customers
