Electric Power ›› 2019, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (9): 126-133.DOI: 10.11930/j.issn.1004-9649.201811020

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U.S. Electricity Markets Development and Its Inspirations for China

TIAN Wei1, SHI Hang2, CAO Yang1, YONG Taiyou1   

  1. 1. China Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd, Nanjing 210003, China;
    2. Zhejiang Power Exchange Center Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 310007, China
  • Received:2018-11-02 Revised:2019-04-23 Online:2019-09-05 Published:2019-09-19
  • Supported by:
    This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51677173) andScience and Technology Project of SGCC (No.DZ71-19-003).

Abstract: Since the early 1990 s, the US electricity markets have gradually developed into stable and active ones. This paper summarizes the characteristics of the US electricity market reform in such aspects as market structure, market rules, market operation, market supervision, power grid and source planning and others, analyzes the challenges facing the US electricity market reform in terms of grid operation security, market operation technology and power company operation. And four recommendations are proposed for the construction of China's electricity markets.

Key words: electricity market reform, market operation mode, operational security, wholesale electricity market

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