Generator Operator / GOP Operations Fundamentals Course

Turn plant conditions into clear grid coordination.

Build the judgment to communicate unit capability, voltage and reactive limits, frequency response, trips, and restoration conditions. Practice what to report, who needs the update, and how to confirm the next step.

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For: generator operators, plant control-room trainees, generation dispatchers, supervisors, and training teams.

At a glance: Eight modules · 43 lessons · 85 scored questions · 18–22 hours of study · 365-day access.

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What you will be able to practice

• Communicate plant limitations, trips, and follow-up updates through the correct operating path.
• Connect governor response, headroom, ramps, derates, and runbacks to the system picture.
• Explain voltage schedules, AVR status, Mvar capability, and active limiters.
• Preserve event evidence and coordinate restoration conditions with TOP, BA, and RC roles.

See inside the course

See how the course makes plant-to-grid communication concrete. This teaching board supports the communications module and applied operating scenarios.

Your course package

• 43 lessons and eight teaching boards with readable text equivalents.
• Seven module checks and a 50-question final: 85 scored questions with review and remediation guidance.
• Three applied scenario sets covering voltage/reactive limits, trips/frequency/protection, and restoration/cyber/instruction boundaries.
• A one-page GOP Desk Quick Reference PDF.
• An eight-page fillable GOP Reliability Field Kit for notifications, events, restoration, cold weather, evidence, and debriefs.
• An EPG Solutions completion certificate after requirements are met.

From enrollment to your first lesson

1. Complete your purchase using the email you want associated with the course.
2. Open your course-access email. After payment is confirmed, your enrollment is created and the email links you to the EPG Solutions member area.
3. Begin with the course introduction, then work through the lessons, practice, and assessments at your own pace. Your course access lasts 365 days.

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