Energy 101 MOOC

Energy 101 Mini MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)

A Regional Energy Literacy and Outreach Tool

Want to Learn about the Fundamentals of Energy?

The Energy 101 SE video series provides high level as well as regional perspectives on energy systems, resources, economics, policy, and technology fundamentals for a general audience from ages 14 to 114. It builds upon a previous and comprehensive Energy 101 MOOC developed by Georgia Tech’s Strategic Energy Institute and originally launched in 2012. Nearly 100,000 learners accessed the course in the past decade.

We suggest these videos be watched in sequence using this playlist.

Georgia Tech* students had a large part in bringing this video series to fruition.

Credits:
Written, Presented, and Produced by RICHARD SIMMONS
Filmed, Edited, and Produced by JOHN THORNTON
Produced and Marketed by BRENT VERRILL
Research and Film Support by KERRI METZ
Research, Film Support, and Editing by MARK PHILPOT*, GRAYSON EADY*, and ANDREW WHITE*
Additional Editing by TRINN NGUYEN* and NAYLA MOSTIFIZ*

Module 1: Energy Supply

Video 1 – Energy Generation – A Global Perspective

Video 1 Online Resources:

- - - Our World in Data – Energy Articles
      - https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-energy-substitution?country=~OWID_WRL
      - https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy.html
    - US Trends in Electricity Generation
      - https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/
      - https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_1_01
    - US Map of Electricity Retail Prices:
      - https://www.globalenergyinstitute.org/average-electricity-retail-prices-map
    - Comparison of Energy Mix & CO2 emissions by US state
      - https://www.epa.gov/egrid

Video 2 – Energy Generation – A Southeastern U.S. Perspective

Video 2 Online Resources:

- - - State by State Trends in Electricity Generation
      - https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/
      - https://www.nei.org/resources/statistics/state-electricity-generation-fuel-shares
    - US Shale Gas Deposits
      - https://www.eia.gov/maps/maps.htm
      - https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/natural-gas/where-our-natural-gas-comes-from.php
    - US Solar Projects
      - https://www.seia.org/resources
    - Carbon Capture & Sequestration (CCS):
      - https://www.thirdway.org/memo/mapping-the-progress-and-potential-of-carbon-capture-use-and-storage

Module 2: Energy Demand

Video 3 – Energy Demand – Electric Power Use in Buildings

Video 3 Online Resources:

- - - Understanding the Grid: Generation, Transmission & Distribution
      - https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/delivery-to-consumers.php
    - Energy Supply and Demand, United States and Individual States
      - https://flowcharts.llnl.gov/
      - https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/
    - Smart Meter Deployment
      - (PDF Download) – https://www.edisonfoundation.net/-/media/Files/IEI/publications/IEI_Smart_Meter_Report_April_2021.ashx
      - https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=108&t=3
    - Energy Storage
    - Breakdown of Household Electricity Consumption
      - https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/use-of-energy/homes.php
      - https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=51858&src=%E2%80%B9%20Consumption%20%20%20%20%20%20Residential%20Energy%20Consumption%20Survey%20(RECS)-b6

Video 4 – Energy Demand – Transportation Energy Use

Video 4 Online Resources:

- - - Transportation Energy in Context
      - https://flowcharts.llnl.gov/
    - Major Transportation Fuels and Fuel Economy
      - (PDF Download) – https://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/archive/00351804.pdf
      - https://afdc.energy.gov/
      - https://www.fueleconomy.gov/
    - US Vehicle Fleet
      - https://www.bts.gov/
    - Electric Vehicles

Module 3: Energy Policy

Video 5 – Energy Policy – U.S. Federal Policy Context

Video 5 Online Resources:

- - - Energy Policy Primers & General Resources
      - https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/purduepress_ebooks/29/
      - (Book publishers webpage with overview) – https://abc-clio.com/products/a2598c/
      - https://nccleantech.ncsu.edu/renewable-energy-resources/dsire/
    - Key Federal Bodies Involved

Video 6 – Energy Policy – Georgia State Policy

Video 6 Online Resources:

- - - State-level energy regulation
      - https://psc.ga.gov/
    - Vogtle Nuclear Generating Units in Georgia
      - https://www.georgiapower.com/company/plant-vogtle.html
      - https://www.westinghousenuclear.com/energy-systems/ap1000-pwr
    - Ratemaking and Electric Power Prices
      - https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/prices-and-factors-affecting-prices.php
    - Model Solar Ordinance for Georgia
      - https://epicenter.energy.gatech.edu/georgias-model-solar-ordinance
    - Role of Universities and Partnerships
      - Georgia Institute of Technology https://www.gatech.edu/
      - University of Georgia https://www.uga.edu/

Module 4: Energy Economics

Video 7 – Energy Economics – Overview of Energy & Economy

Video 7 Online Resources:

- - - Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
      - https://www.atlantafed.org/education/visit/atlanta.aspx
    - Energy and Economics
      - (PDF Download) – https://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/archive/00351506.pdf
      - (PDF Download) – https://www.eia.gov/workingpapers/pdf/electricity_indicator.pdf
      - https://www.eia.gov/
      - https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=10891
    - Commodities and Volatility, E.g., Crude Oil, Electric Power Rates by State
      - https://www.macrotrends.net/1369/crude-oil-price-history-chart
      - https://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/
    - Vehicle Sales Trends, Cost of Gasoline

Video 8 – Energy Economics – Electricity Rates

Video 8 Online Resources:

- - - Energy Costs in A Household Context
      - https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=10891
    - Energy Burden
      - (PDF Download – )https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/consumer-expenditures/2018/pdf/home.pdf
      - (PDF Download – )https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2019/01/f58/WIP-Energy-Burden_final.pdf
    - Kendeda Living Building
      - https://livingbuilding.gatech.edu/
    - Levelized Costs of Electricity, Total Cost of Ownership for a Vehicle
      - https://www.lazard.com/perspective/levelized-cost-of-energy-levelized-cost-of-storage-and-levelized-cost-of-hydrogen/
    - Efficiency and Example Economic Payback Calculators