Instructor: Rhett Bigelow

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Basic Electricity for the Power Industry

This course is designed to provide participants with a basic understanding of electricity including electron theory, magnetism, electromagnetism, Ohms Law, series, parallel and multiwire circuits. Protection devices, DC/AC theory, capacitance, inductance, motor, transformer & generator theory. Voltage drop, wire sizing and basic grounding methodologies.
October 5, 2026 to December 16, 2026, Miller Campus - MCPC, 120A

Energy Efficient Lighting

This course assesses quantity, quality and efficiency of lighting and controls. Physics of vision, color and optics and lighting power density along with HVAC interaction, retrofit opportunities, cost and energy saving analysis, lighting codes & regulations. Students complete group and individual projects based on practical field lighting evaluations. Lighting audit projects are presented in class.
September 15, 2026 to December 22, 2026, Miller Campus - MFEC, 206

Meter Apprenticeship 1A

The meter apprentice program is designed to provide related technical instruction for participants currently employed as apprentice meter technicians in the electric power industry. This course is the first in a series of eight courses and covers the topics of atomic structure, electrical qualities, watt-hour meters, resistors, high voltage AC power, series, parallel and combination circuits.?
August 28, 2026 to December 4, 2026, Miller Campus - MCPC, 120A