Energy Meteorology Fundamentals for Meteorologists

Scott

Meteorology Teach & Coach

Learn What You Need to Know to Get a Job in the Energy Industry

This course closes the gap between making a good forecast and being rewarded for your expertise. At most companies, you don't make more money for being more accurate. Energy trading firms are the exception and traders make money when you make good forecasts and effectively communicate your forecast to the trading floor. I teach you both skills in this course.

What you’ll learn

You will develop the knowledge to work in energy trading roles.

How trading desks operate and how this is different then a utility meteorology role.
How weather drives market prices
Why meteorologists work on a trading floor with market traders.

Using weather to predict the path electricity takes to reach your house.
Learn the role of renewable energy in power flow management
Develop power generation curves for cities and renewable facilities.

The Million Dollar Thunderstorm
Making difficult forecast decisions with big money on the line.
Bal-Day vs. Next-Day: Understanding the differences in risk and how to make the call.

Utilizing Python to develop plots of power generation to share on a trading floor.
Develop risk profiles for load centers and renewable facilities using programming skills.

Developing a Complete Energy Presentation
How to Talk to Traders
Giving a weather briefing to an actual energy meteorology hiring manager.

Learn directly from Scott

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"20+ years in Aviation, Energy, Marine, Roads, Concerts, and Farming"

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Who this course is for

Early career meteorologists interested in working in energy meteorology.
Mid to Senior Meteorologists who have the forecast skills to make energy forecasts, but have never worked in that field.
High School/University Students who want to learn about this popular and growing field.

What's included

Live sessions

Learn directly from Scott in a real-time, interactive format.

Lifetime access

Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.

Community of peers

Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

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Course syllabus

Week 1

Sep 24—Sep 27

Sep

Energy Trading: What is it and why do meteorologists care

Thu 9/2411:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

Week 2

Sep 28—Oct 4

Oct

Power Generation: US Grid versus the World, fossil fuels, and renewables

Thu 10/111:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

Schedule

Live sessions

1 hr / week

Thu, Sep 24
11:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)
Thu, Oct 1
11:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)
Thu, Oct 8
11:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

Projects

2 hrs / week

Projects are to help support your learning of the class material. Each person will learn at their own pace, but the projects are not expected to take more than 2 hours of your time during the week.