EUROPE · MARKET DESIGN

Germany

How the electricity market is organised in Germany: the operators and regulator, the markets that apply here, and the developments changing them.

Markets that apply

SDAC PICASSO

The pan-European market architecture that clears Germany.

Developments

11 tracked developments touching Germany.

03 NOV 2026

BNetzA Announces Results of Germany's First Long-Term Capacity Auction Under StromVKG

Implementation · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · Germany

03 NOV 2026

JAO Issues Amendment No. 31 to Participation Agreement, Revising Participant Registration and TSO Designation Attachments

Implementation · ENERGY MARKETS · EU (multiple bidding zone borders across CCR and interconnectors, including Swiss, Ukrainian, Italian, Balkan and German borders)

12 OCT 2026

Core CCR 4th Amendment Fallback Consultation Confirmed, No New Developments

Consultation · ENERGY MARKETS · EU (Core CCR: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia)

09 OCT 2026

BNetzA publishes full Festlegungsentwurf text (BK8-26-001-A): detailed Tenor and Gründe confirm phased revenue-cap treatment, 2028 self-retention start, scope carve-outs and elimination of individual cost-proof

Consultation · BALANCING MARKETS · Germany

02 OCT 2026

Germany, Austria and Czech TSOs propose amended probabilistic method for post-intraday-gate-closure cross-zonal capacity in aFRR exchange

Consultation · BALANCING MARKETS · Germany, Austria, Czech Republic

01 OCT 2026

BNetzA issues final MiSpeL determination integrating battery storage and bidirectional EV charging into German electricity market

Decision · FLEXIBILITY MARKETS · Germany

24 SEPT 2026

German TSOs Direct Reserve Providers to Publish REMIT Insider Information on Capacity Unavailability

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Germany