System stability and efficiency: the contribution of trading to Switzerland's electricity supply system

The current political and economic developments in Europe have led to a strong dynamisation of the energy markets with historic price peaks. In the search for causes and measures, electricity trading and in particular the trading activities of large electricity producers are increasingly being questioned. In the report, we show how today's trading system came into being, how it works, what role electricity trading plays for system stability and for an efficient exchange of energy, and why a close link between production and trading is important in this context.