Title: Analyze supply and demand profiles.
Course: Energy Transmission and Distribution, Advanced (20902-II) > Section: Analyzing the Gas System

Analysis should include

- identifying pressure needs to meet demand
- identifying market constraints specific to the system
- calculating end-user total connected load
- calculating pressure drop over a specified distance in the system
- explaining storage mechanisms for meeting peak demand
- understanding the use of telemetry and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) in monitoring and controlling the gas system.

Process/Skill Questions:

- When is it necessary to heat the gas?
- What is telemetry?
- What percentage of natural gas supply is used for electricity production? What are the seasonal differences?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of using natural gas vs. other energy sources for electricity production?