Spring 2027

Energy Markets

This course examines energy markets using economic analytic tools, covering supply from fossil and renewable sources, demand across key sectors, and electricity as an intermediate market to understand global resource allocation.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Brian Potts

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 3.61 GPA, 72.2% A/AB (n=36 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.62 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.53 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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A A E 101(215 prior to Fall 2024),ECON 101, 111, or graduate/professional standing

AAE/CIVENGR/ENVIRST/URBRPL 561

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.62 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.53 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

BRIAN POTTS is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 400
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 3.61 GPA, 72.2% A/AB (n=36 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.62 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.53 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Energy supply markets: fossil fuels and renewable resources
  • Energy demand sectors: residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation
  • Electricity as an intermediate energy market
  • Allocation of scarce resources among competing needs in the world economy

Skills

  • Reviewing energy supply markets for fossil fuels and renewable resources, and demand sectors including residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation
  • Understanding how scarce resources are allocated among competing needs in the world economy through market participant interactions

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Sources & history

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Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
AAE/CIVENGR/ENVIRST/URBRPL 561 · Spring 2027

Energy Markets

Recorded 2026-10-14
AAE/CIVENGR/ENVIRST/URBRPL 561 · Spring 2027

Energy Markets

Recorded 2026-10-14
AAE/CIVENGR/ENVIRST/URBRPL 561 · Spring 2027

Energy Markets

Recorded 2026-10-14
AAE/CIVENGR/ENVIRST/URBRPL 561 · Spring 2027

Energy Markets

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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