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This course serves as an in-depth survey of distributed and renewable energy sources. Due to rapid technological advances, sustainable energy sources such as solar and wind power are increasingly competitive with fossil fuels and nuclear power. What is more, interest in distributed energy generation including rooftop solar, mini-grids, and home systems offers new opportunities for resilience and rural electrification in remote areas. These energy sources face a number of specific techno-economic, regulatory, and political challenges. Students gain detailed knowledge of distributed and renewable energy, their potential, and challenges to expanding them.