Brandenburg explores joint electricity pricing zone with Polish regions (heise.de)

• Brandenburg explores cross-border electricity zone with Polish regions.
• Aim: lower electricity prices through regional renewable energy use.
• Model follows Schleswig-Holstein IHK proposal for zone with West Denmark.
• Germany's single bidding zone debate continues; ACER recommended split in 2022.
• Coalition government not planning changes; northern states push for reform.

"Brandenburg's state premier Dietmar Woidke is examining the creation of a shared electricity bidding zone with Polish voivodeships to lower power prices. The move follows a proposal from Schleswig-Holstein's Chamber of Commerce for a cross-border zone with Denmark. Germany's single bidding zone has long been debated; the EU's ACER recommended splitting it in 2022."