Programs

IPU Program Guide

IPU-MSU designs and delivers university-based continuing education curriculum to professionals in the utility policy community, with an emphasis on independence, quality, and program value.

All programs can be attended remotely and provide an interactive live online learning experience.

Please visit program pages for program details and registration information.
IPU Affiliates receive program registration discounts for their members.
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IPU Accounting and Ratemaking Course

Spring - March 11-13, 2025
Fall - TBD 2025

A concise and comprehensive introduction to public utility accounting, financing, and pricing to ensure sustainability and protect ratepayers. Interactive exercises make use of data from an actual water company and rate case. A 2.5-day program eligible for 30 CCRE credits.

IPU Power Grid School

Power Grid School courses covering the engineering and economics of electric utility systems and their modernization and transformation across the supply chain for power, from generation to transmission to distribution. Each three-day program is eligible for 30 CCRE credits.

Course I: Power Grid Fundamentals: Engineering, Economics. and Modeling

March 18-20, 2025

 

Course II: Supply-Side: Generation and storage, resource and system planning, and reliability and security

April 8-10, 2025

 

Course III: Supply-Side: Demand-Side Forecasting and efficiency, load management, and policy evaluation

May 6-8, 2025

 

IPU Annual Regulatory Studies Program ("CAMP"): The Fundamentals

August 2025

IPU's flagship program providing essential education in the theory, principles, and practice of economic regulation organized by disciplinary perspectives and covering the structure and oversight of the core utility sectors. A five-day program eligible for 40 CCRE credits.

IPU Advanced Regulatory Studies Program

Various fall dates in 2025

A series of specialized workshops designed to meet the needs of experienced public-sector and private-sector professionals in the regulatory policy community. Past participation in the Annual Regulatory Studies Program and the Accounting and Ratemaking Course is recommended. Each three-day program is eligible for 30 CCRE credits.

Course 1: Advanced Regulatory Accounting and Auditing
Course 2: Advanced Cost Allocation and Rate Design 
Course 3: Advanced Regulatory Finance and Analysis (TBD)

IPU On-Demand

Customized seminars and tutorials on regulation and regulatory topics delivered at the convenience of your public or not-for-profit organization. Contact us for more information.

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