Fundamentals of Power - Capacity
This course provides an explanation of power capacity as it relates to fuel types, the market, and infrastructure.
This course explains power capacity as it relates to fuel types, the market, and infrastructure.
Topics include:
- Current capacity base and shifting trends in retirements and new generation additions
- How the supply stack relative to load requirements drives pricing as well as the need for additional resources
- Capacity considerations in Canada
- Power Players and their roles in our markets
- Standard Market Design (SMD) and the use of Locational Marginal Pricing (LMP) to provide transparency in our ISO markets
- Ancillary Services and their role in ensuring reliable markets
- Emissions and their impact on current market costs