Eastern Neighbors Bemoan German-Austrian Power Market Break
- Trading flow agreement won’t solve loop flow problems
- Neighbors complain about lack of coordination in split
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Germany and Austria are frustrating their eastern neighbors by dividing Europe’s biggest electricity market in a way that fails to prevent unplanned power surges through Poland and the Czech Republic.
The 15-year-old German-Austrian market has long vexed the Czechs and the Poles because wind power from northern Germany on the way south often gets rerouted through their territories, overwhelming their grids and risking blackouts. While they welcome the idea of the split, they complain they weren’t consulted on the decision.