Energy Fundamentals 2025 Agenda
NOTE: Topics, speakers, and session times are subject to change.
Day 1 - Molecules
Energy Resources & Value Chains
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Fundamentals of Energy |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | US Energy Resources Overview |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Wind/Solar/Geothermal |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | The Carbon Cycle |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | The History of Energy |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Coal |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 1:45 | Uranium & Critical Minerals |
| 1:45 - 2:15 | Upstream Oil & Gas |
| 2:15 - 2:30 | Break |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | Upstream Oil & Gas Cont. |
| 3:00 - 3:15 | GCEO - Upstream |
| 3:15 - 3:30 | Offshore Decommisioning |
| 3:30 - 3:45 | LA Orphan Wells |
| 3:45 - 4:15 | Midstream Oil & Gas |
Day 2 - Molecules
Energy Resources & Value Chains
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Downstream Oil & Gas |
| 8:30 - 9:45 | Natural Gas Distributon |
| 9:45 - 10:00 | Carbon Capture & Storage |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | GCEO - Import, Export, LNG |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Biofuels and Hydrogen |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:15 | Department of Energy & Natural Resources |
| 2:15 - 2:30 | Break |
| 2:30 - 4:00 | Department of Energy & Natural Resources |
| 4:00 - 5:30 | PERTT Lab Visit |
Day 3 - Electrons
Electricity Markets & Regulation
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Brief History & Market Participants |
| 8:30 - 9:15 | Scope of Regulation & Key Principles |
| 9:15 - 10:00 | Electrical Terms |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 - 11:15 | Generation |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Transmission & Distribution |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Customer Service/Retail |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 1:15 | Conventional Technologies |
| 1:15 - 1:30 | Coal, Nuclear, Legacy Gas (steam) |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | Simple Cycle (CTs) and Combined Cycle Gas Turbines (CCGTs) |
| 2:00 - 2:15 | Renewable Technologies & Storage |
| 2:15 - 2:30 | Hydro, Wind (onshore/offshore) |
| 2:30 - 2:45 | Break |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | Solar PV, Geothermal, Biomass |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Energy Storage |
| 3:30 - 4:15 | Wholesale Energy Markets |
Day 4 - Electrons
Electricity Markets & Regulation
| 7:00 - 9:00 | LSU Cogen Tour |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Cost of Service Regulation & How Electric Rates are Set |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Illustrative CCGT Investment Case |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Modernizing Rate Design |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Uncertainty & The Energy Transition |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Deregulation |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | LPSC Overview - Brandon Frey |
| 2:00 - 2:30 | LPSC Case Study |
| 2:30 - 2:45 | Break |
| 2:45 - 3:15 | Decarbonization |
| 3:15 - 3:45 | Decentralization (DR/DERs/VPPs) |
| 3:45 - 4:15 | Growth Opportunities |
Day 5 - Policy & Politics
Government’s Influence on Energy Choices
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Future U.S. Energy Demand/Data Centers |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Global Energy Trends |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | How Tax Policy Affects Energy |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Changing Parties/Changing Policies |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Louisiana Energy/Global Impacts |
| 2:00 - 2:30 | Energy Portfolios |
| 2:30 - 2:45 | Break |
| 2:45 - 4:15 | Can You Balance Energy and Environment? |