电力系统和智能电网中的证书计划重点关注电力系统及其保护和控制，智能电网技术以及变电站。这些课程与石油和天然气，电力工业，公用事业和可再生能源等行业相关。该证书课程的主要受众包括石油和天然气行业，公用事业和电力行业的众多从业工程师。经过拟议的认证计划培训的工程师应该能够应用智能电网技术的最新趋势，并能够管理复杂的发电，控制和配电系统，并使其高效运行。这将导致用于向工业和住宅客户传输和分配的不间断电源。
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) of the University of Houston offers two Graduate Certificate programs in Power and Energy Systems. This program focuses on the advanced courses related to power systems, smart grid, and power system protection. The courses offered are relevant to the industries such as oil and gas, power industries, utilities, and renewable energy. The program provides advanced instruction to give individuals the level of technical and business expertise needed to meet the increased industry demand for highly skilled professionals. The time to complete each certificate will be one year. The courses will be taught by the ECE power faculty and industry experts located in Houston. To provide the most flexibility for working professionals, all courses of the certification programs will be offered in the evenings as well as online.