Overview of the US Electricity Markets (in German only)

Original title: Überblick über die US-Strommärkte

This study analyses the overarching framework structure of the US electricity markets and the fundamental differences between the US electricity markets in the states and regions. It shows differences and parallels with Germany and Europe. In particular, it discusses the difference between the European transmission system operators and the American independent system operators as well as the principle of local pricing in the wholesale electricity market. The study also highlights other topics such as central dispatch, capacity markets, system planning and digititalisation.

The first part gives an overview of the main aspects at the federal level. Since energy policy is largely in the hands of the states, liberalisation did not take place universally. The second part discusses the six most important regional electricity markets of the USA (California, New York, Texas, New England, PJM Interconnection and MISO) in more detail.

Further publications in the series

• Netzgekoppelte Speicher in Kalifornien – Analyse der Rahmenbedingungen für netzgekoppelte Speicher in Kalifornien (September 2019)
• Wasserstoffpolitik in Kalifornien (September 2019)
• Energiepolitik in der Region New England (Mai 2019)
• Offshore Wind Deployment in Germany, Facts and Policy Lessons (April 2019)
• Der größte US-Stromsystembetreiber PJM – Einführung und aktuelle Debatten (Oktober 2018)
• Power systems in the 2020s: What can Germany and the PJM region learn from each other? (Oktober 2018)
• Community Choice Aggregation – Kommunen in Kalifornien und anderen US-Bundesstaaten werden als CCA zum Stromversorger (August 2018)
• Übersicht über die Energiepolitik und -wirtschaft in Texas (Juni 2018)
• Die Debatte zur Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule - Strommarktpolitik unter Präsident Trump (Januar 2018)
• Übersicht über die Energiepolitik und -wirtschaft in Kalifornien (September 2017)
• Kalifornien und Deutschland: Energiepolitische Zusammenarbeit mit den Nachbarstaaten im Stromsektor (Dezember 2016)
• Überblick über die Energieeffizienzpolitik in den USA (Dezember 2016)