Fundamentals of Electricity Transmission: Basic Electricity Concepts

Build the electric-power foundation every utility role needs.

This self-paced course is designed for people entering the electric-power industry and utility employees who need a shared foundation in electricity, load, generation, transmission, reliability, protection, operations, planning, and electromagnetic fields.

What you will learn

• Explain voltage, current, resistance, power, energy, AC, DC, and three-phase relationships.
• Describe what drives electricity demand and how load changes by sector, season, and time of day.
• Connect generating resources to transmission functions, voltage classes, substations, HVAC, HVDC, and outage impacts.
• Recognize the roles of FERC, NERC, reliability standards, cybersecurity, and physical security.
• Explain impedance, transmission losses, transposition, voltage imbalance, protection, control centers, restoration, planning, ROW, structures, clearances, and EMF boundaries.

Course format

• 12 modules and 41 lessons
• Approximately 7 hours 40 minutes
• 10 module assessments plus a 30-question final
• 80 assessment questions total
• 80% passing score
• 365 days of self-paced Tevello member-portal access

Who it is for

New electric-power industry employees, utility staff moving into unfamiliar functions, and teams that need consistent foundational terminology across operations, engineering, compliance, planning, field support, and customer-facing roles.

After purchase

Shopify confirms the order and Tevello creates 365-day access for the purchasing customer account. Sign in to the EPG Solutions member area to begin the course.

Important boundary: This educational course does not provide electrical-safety qualification, engineering authority, NERC certification, operating authority, or permission to work on or near energized equipment. Employer procedures, required training, supervision, and qualified personnel control real work.