Energy Law: Regulating Energy Markets
- Semester: Spring 2025
- Course ID: 390J-2
- Credit Hours: 3
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Unique: 29200
Course Information
- Grading Method: Pass/Fail Allowed (JD only)
- Cross-listed with other school
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Registration Information
- 1L and upperclass elective
Meeting Times
Day | Time |
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MON, WED | 9:05 - 10:20 am |
Evaluation Method
Type | Date | Time | Location |
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Final exam | May 3, 2025 |
Description
This course examines in detail the regulatory regimes governing the sale and delivery of energy in American energy markets. Students will develop a working understanding of electricity and gas markets, how federal and state regulatory commissions regulate price and competition in those markets under the Federal Power Act, the Natural Gas Act, and analogous state laws. We will also address topical issues associated with the rapid technological and economic changes underway in the electricity and gas markets, including the effects of the rapid growth in renewable generation, disputes over the pricing and regulation of distributed energy resources (such as rooftop solar or demand response), the move toward increasing competition and market pricing, legal rules governing the siting of natural gas and electric transmission lines, and more. This class will be based in the Law School, but also open to students from the McCombs School, the Jackson School, and the LBJ School, and will mix traditional lecture and discussion with small group work in multidisciplinary teams. This is a companion course to (but not a prerequisite for) Energy Law: Regulating Energy Production.
Textbooks ( * denotes required )
ISBN: 978-1-68561-421-8