Certificate in Electric Power Technology

Overview

The online Electric Power Technology program is designed to provide training in electric utility fundamentals for current and future workers. The electric grid is a complex and ever evolving system that is critical to the economics of our nation and the comfort and safety of all consumers. Demands on the grid continue to grow with the expansion of distributed generation sources as do advanced technologies to help monitor, maintain, and control the grid. This program focuses on the safe and reliable flow of electricity from generation sources, across the transmission and distribution grid down to all of us as consumers. Students will study the fundamentals of electrical grid systems including the components, equipment, system protection and communications systems.

The Electric Power (ELPW) program was developed in collaboration with the Energy Providers Coalition for Education (www.epceonline.org) and is based on industry guidelines, with a direct link to electrical utilities fundamentals training.