Energy Law, Fall, 2009
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Professor Bosselman
Syllabus as of 10-8-09
1. Module I: Background legal concepts
1 8-25 Current issues in energy law
2 8-27 Contrasting common law approaches to energy
3 9-1 Constitutional underpinnings of energy law
4 9-3 Regulation of energy prices
Module II: Generating electricity
5 9-8 Resources for electricity: Coal (test on module I)
6 9-10 Resources for electricity: Wind energy and solar energy
7 9-15 Resources for electricity: Natural gas
8 9-17 Resources for electricity: Nuclear power
Module III Transmitting electricity
9 9-22 Electricity: traditional economic regulation vs. competition (test on module II)
10 9-24 Electricity Federal and state regulation
11 9-29 Electricity transmission: Creating the "smart grid"
12 10-1 Electricity: transmission: Moving renewable energy
Module IV: Energy in motion
13 10-6 Transportation: Converting fuel to motion (test on module III)
14 10-8 Petroleum: Processes and products
15 10-13 Hybrids, plug-ins and electric cars
16 10-15 Biofuels
Module V: Energy conservation and efficiency
17 10-16 Efficient use of energy in the home (advance makeup class Friday at 4:00, room 270)
18 10-20 Energy-efficient motor vehicles (test on module IV)
19 10-22 Energy-efficient building construction
10-27 class cancelled
20 10-29 Efficient use of electricity
Module VI: Greenhouse gases
21 11-3 Greenhouse gas regulation: Motor vehicles (test on module V)
22 11-4 Greenhouse gas emissions from power plants (Room 210, Wednesday from 3:00 to 3:55)
23 11-10 Greenhouse gases: Carbon markets
24 11-12 Greenhouse gases: The science evolves
Module VII: International Energy Law
25 11-17 Beyond Kyoto: International GHG cooperation
26 11-19 Wrap-up on greenhouse gases.
27 11-24 Global natural gas markets (test on Module VI and the first half of module VII)
28 12-3 Global oil markets
Note: there will not be a seventh test, but the material covered in the last two classes may be relevant for the final exam.