LAW 5038: Energy Law and Regulation - 2191

Energy Law and Regulation
Class Term:
Fall Term 2018-2019
Catalog Number:
5038
Class Number:
24562
Class Schedule:
Monday, Wednesday
9:00 am
10:15 am
Room:
LAW G13
Professor(s): Type:
Lecture
Credits:
3 (3 Contact, 0 Field)
Priority:
General Enrollment Course
Full Year Course:
No
Category:
Standard Courses

Additional Information

Successful lawyers, regardless of practice area, need to be able to write and speak clearly and concisely. In an effort to help students develop these skills, each student taking this course will be required to prepare at least one very short (150 words or less) written summary of a reading assignment and orally present the summary in class. These in-class presentations will constitute a portion of each student's grade in the course.

Grading Details

Grades will be derived as follows: 80% final take-home exam; 15% in-class presentation; and 5% class participation throughout the semester.

Description

Energy is a fundamental need; how it is regulated has broad impact. Issues as diverse as climate change, national security, economic growth, and environmental protection are directly related to energy law and regulation. In Pennsylvania and elsewhere, there is currently a major push to use renewable fuels like wind and alternative fuels like Marcellus Shale natural gas. One effect of that push is an increased need for attorneys who can handle issues involving contemporary energy needs. The course will address how energy development is regulated at the federal, state and local levels. Students will learn who regulates the generation and transmission of electricity and natural gas; which laws and regulations apply; how energy regulation is tied to energy technology and economics (no prior knowledge of either technology or economics is required); and what the main issues are that energy law practitioners currently face.

Energy Law and Regulation