This course is designed to provide an introduction to the electric power industry. The focus is on the policy, technology, institutional, and regulatory factors affecting the industry, major current issues, and the prospects for the industry’s future development and sustainability. Students are not required to have a background in engineering, economics, finance, etc, although these disciplines are woven into the discussion. The course is anchored in the US market experience , but e emerging and OECD markets will also be discussed. The overall objective of the course is to provide students with the knowledge to understand, analyze and formulate policy paths that address the questions of industry reform and meeting the challenges of demand and global climate change. This course is a good complement to the “Innovation in the Electric Power Sectorâ€ù course, which addresses challenges facing the global industry as well as innovative approaches to rural electrification in the advanced developing nations.