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Argonne National Laboratory's Center for Energy, Environmental, and Economic Systems Analysis (CEEESA)
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, US
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The Center for Energy, Environment, and Economic Systems Analysis (CEEESA) is an organization of Argonne National Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy research and development laboratory operated by the University of Chicago. CEEESA specializes in the development of innovative methodologies, systems, and analytical tools that can be used for energy, economic, and environmental systems analysis and facilitate credible decision making. The methodologies and tools it develops include computer-based simulation models of the energy system and databases that can be used to support the application of these models for national, regional, and international applications. CEESA organizes and participates in regular training courses and technical support programs to assist other users in the U.S. and around the world in the application of our software tools.
Introduction to the Energy and Power Evaluation Program (ENPEP-BALANCE)
This is an introductory course to the premier energy systems analysis software in use in over 80 countries Energy and Power Evaluation Program (ENPEP-BALANCE) that is developed by CEEESA with support from the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE). ENPEP-BALANCE allows users to evaluate the entire energy system (supply and demand side) and evaluate environmental implications of different energy strategies. Anyone with interest in energy systems modeling and with limited to no experience in ENPEP-BALANCE should attend, in particular, strategic planners in energy companies or energy ministries, energy analysts, students or faculty with interest in energy analysis, energy projections, and environmental projections.
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Center for Public Utilities (CPU)
New Mexico State University (NMSU), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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The CPU is a branch of the College of Business Administration and Economics at NMSU. It provides educational and research services to the energy, water, and telecommunications industries, and regulatory commissions. CPU energy-related activities include dedicated professional training courses and a forum of conferences and graduate degree programs.
The basics
9-14 May 2010
The CPU annually offers these one-week courses on practical skills for the changing electric, natural gas, telecommunications and water industries. The primary audience of the courses is employees with less than one years’ experience in the regulatory arena and anyone wishing to obtain a basic understanding of the principles involved in the overall picture. Commissioners, economists, rate analysts, accountants, attorneys, public information officers, administrative law judges, consultants and consumer advocates will all benefit from the basic skill acquired in this training.
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Institute for Public Private Partnerships, Inc.
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The Institute for Public-Private Partnerships, Inc. (IP3), established in 1994, provides global training and consulting services to governments and industries in the growing international marketplace of public-private partnership (PPP) modeling, regulation design and implementation, and competitive utility management. IP3's pioneering consulting and training services in PPP, infrastructure regulation, and competitive utility management has resulted in ground breaking policy and legislative reform in dozens of countries, the completion of scores of projects/transactions, and the training of thousands of government, regulatory, utility, and private sector stakeholders worldwide.
Infrastructure Regulation Series Competitive Utility Management Series Public Policy and Governance Series
Public-Private Partnership Series
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Institute of Public Utilities (IPU)
Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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The IPU is an independent, nonprofit educational and research unit of MSU with a focus on regulation of utility network industries - electricity, natural gas, water, and telecommunications. IPU provides the regulatory policy community with interdisciplinary educational or training programs and applied research on the theory, institutions, and practice of modern economic regulation. It offers traditional thaught courses as well customised on-line and on-site training.
Annual Michigan Forum on Economic Regulatory Policy
29 January 2010, East Lansing, MI
The Forum is a one-day conference designed specifically by the Institute of Public Utilities for the Michigan Public Service Commission, the Michigan State Legislature, the Offices of the Governor and Attorney General, consumer advocates, utility industry representatives, and other stakeholders interested in Michigan regulatory policy. The program is developed in collaboration with the Commissioners and staff of the Michigan PSC. The Forum focuses on recent development in national and state utility markets, particularly with implications for the State of Michigan. Forum attendees will hear presentations by knowledgeable and objective sector experts, followed by roundtable discussions that include Michigan stakeholders from various regulatory, consumer, and industry perspectives. NARUC Utility Rate School: Basics of Ratesetting
1-6 November 2009, Clearwater Beach, FL
9-14 May 2010, San Diego, California
The Utility Rate School, organised by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), offers a practical and comprehensive introduction to public-utility ratemaking. Participants will work in groups on a hypothetical water utility rate case covering every aspect of the process – from establishing revenue requirements, to determining the allowed rate of return, to designing water rates. This proven forum is beneficial for anyone involved in the ratemaking process, as well as related policymaking or management responsibilities for water, energy, or other public utilities. Registration for the Utility Rate School is open to anyone in the public, non-profit, and private sectors. IPU Annual Regulatory Studies Program “Camp NARUC”
2-13 August 2010, East Lansing, MI
Camp NARUC presentations cover all aspects of the regulatory process, as applied generally and particularly to the electricity, natural gas, water, and telecommunications sectors. Week One focuses on the fundamentals of utilities regulation, whilst Week Two concentrates on dynamic structural and regulatory issues. Concurrent and bonus sessions allow participants to tailor the program to their particular areas of interest and responsibility. Interactive instruction emphasizes applied technical knowledge. Registration is open only to the public and nonprofit sectors. Regulatory Fundamentals for Utility Personnel and Analysts
September 2010, East Lansing, MI
This one-day “crash course” offers essential and concise orientation training in regulatory theory, process, and ethics. It is open to public and private sector participants and often scheduled in conjunction with other events. This course act as orientation workshop for the IPU Advanced Regulatory Studies Program. Advanced Regulatory Studies Program: Accounting, Ratemaking, and Market Analysis
September 2010, East Lansing, MI
The Program is currently offered as a series of specialized half-day and all-day workshops designed to provide public- and private-sector regulatory professionals the opportunity to interact and exchange ideas on advanced technical and policy issues. A synthesizing theme underlying the program is the complex co-existence of markets and regulation, while half-day sessions allow full customization. Commission Executive Management Forum
September 2010, East Lansing, MI
The two-day Executive Management Forum is developed by IPU in collaboration with the NARUC Staff Subcommittee on Executive Management. The Forum offers to senior public utility commission executives from across the states an opportunity to interact and share valuable insights, critical information, and practical ideas for meeting the many challenges of managing modern economic regulatory agencies. The dialog at the Forum helps identify strategic issues, as well as best practices in commission management.
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National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI)
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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The NRRI is the university based research arm of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and has served the national and international regulatory community for almost three decades with research, analysis, expert testimony and training.
The Changing Fundamentals of Electricity Law
19-20 October 2009, Silver Spring, MD
An intensive, two-day (12-hour) seminar for practitioners and decisionmakers.Main Topics covered are Monopolies, Competition, or Both; The Law of Market Structure; Sales and Pricing of Power; Sales and Pricing of Transmission Service; Who Can Own What? The Law of Corporate Structure. The course is designed to Attorneys, economists, accountants, and engineers; commissioners, legislators and other governmental decisionmakers; managers of public and private entities; and others seeking an understanding of changes in federal electricity law.
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PJM Interconnection, Norristown, Pennsylvania
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PJM Interconnection is a regional transmission organization (RTO) that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. Acting neutrally and independently, PJM operates the world’s largest competitive wholesale electricity market and ensures the reliability of the largest centrally dispatched grid in the world. PJM offers a full complement of training courses and materials to introduce new market participants to PJM, provide focused knowledge on specific aspects of PJM’s operations and keep market participants updated on new products and processes.
PJM Training Curriculum
PJM offers a full complement of training courses and materials to keep current market participants updated on new products and processes, introduce new market participants to PJM and provide focused knowledge on specific aspects of PJM's operations.
View upcoming scheduled training events on the 2010 Annual Training Plan or consult the online Course Catalog.
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Public Utility Research Center (PURC)
University of Florida Warrington College of Business, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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The Public Utility Research Center at the University of Florida is an internationally recognized academic center dedicated to both research and providing training in utility regulation and strategy, as well as the development of leadership in infrastructure policy. Our training programs teach the principles and practices that support effective utility policy, regulation, management, and leadership. With these tools, we help government and industry officials develop efficient utility infrastructure to better meet the needs of their customers.
PURC/World Bank International Training Program on Utility Regulation and Strategy, Gainesville, Florida, USA, North America
Each January and June
Next course: 11-22 January 2010
The international program is an intensive, two-week course designed to enhance the economic, technical, and policy skills required to design and manage sustainable regulatory systems for infrastructure sectors. During the two weeks, more than 50 sessions include case studies, practical exercises, and panel discussions with leading experts and international faculty. Utility regulators, policy-makers and infrastructure managers are invited to apply. More than 1,800 infrastructure professionals worldwide have attended from the course. Annual PURC Conference
Each February
Next course: 3-4 February 2010
The annual PURC conference has served as a neutral forum for dialogue about key issues facing utility service providers, policymakers and regulatory agencies. The event brings together leaders in industry and academia.
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Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP), Gardiner, Maine & Montpelier, Vermont, USA
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The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) is a non-profit organization, formed in 1992 by experienced utility regulators, that provides research, analysis, and educational assistance to public officials on electric utility regulation within the US and worldwide. RAP has provided regulators with technical assistance, training, and policy research and development. RAP has worked with public utility regulators and energy officials in 45 states, Washington D.C., Brazil, India, Namibia, China, Egypt, and a number of other countries.
Details about the forthcoming trainings are not currently available.
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The Electric Utility Consultants (EUCI), Inc., Denver, Colorado US
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EUCI is a leading provider of conferences, seminars, workshops and courses designed exclusively for the energy industry. EUCI is seeking to create a forum for professional communication and exchange of knowledge and ideas among the energy industry professionals and others interested in the industry on critical areas such as fossil, renewable and nuclear power generation, power delivery and end-use, and the environment.
View upcoming scheduled web conferences on EUCI upcoming events page.
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UH-Global Energy Management Institute (UH-GEMI)
C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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The UH-GEMI uses a multi-disciplinary approach to address the comprehensive needs of the energy industry, from risk and project management to accounting and systems development. UH-GEMI activities include educational programs, executive development programs, forums, seminars, symphosia and energy research. Executive development programs include concentrations and certificates.
Energy Certificates Programs
Annual schedule
Energy Certificates Programs are designed for the working professional and taught by industry experts to provide you with the most relevant business practices being used by top energy companies. UH-GEMI currently offers four certificates designed for the working professional:
Energy Risk Management
Energy Finance
Energy Investment Analysis
Economics of the Energy Value Chain
These courses can be a part of the MBA and MB Finance Programme
Global Energy EMBA
Fall of 2010
The Global Energy EMBA brings together the UH-Global Energy Management Institute, the leading energy management center in the world, with top energy executives in the city of Houston, the energy capital of the world. This program will equip energy executives with the knowledge and skills necessary to advance their careers in the Global Energy industry. The learning goals of the program are to provide graduates with critical thinking skills and the ability to analyze a business situation and recommend appropriate action; the ability to integrate different functional areas in solving business problems; the skills necessary to recognize and evaluate ethical issues and propose alternative courses of action, and a working knowledge of business law.
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United States Energy Association (USEA), Washington, DC, USA
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The USEA is the U.S. Member Committee of the World Energy Council (WEC). It is an association of public and private energy-related organizations, corporations, and government agencies. USEA has organized over 75 "cooperative partnerships" between U.S. organizations and counterparts in developing and transitional economies, which have conveyed U.S. experiences and business/regulatory practices to other nations. USEA has conducted training programs and orientation visits for various countries in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Trade & Development Agency, and the World Bank.
For upcoming activities consult the USEA calendar.
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