PJM extensive overview & how ISO Markets function
Wholesale Electrical Power Pricing & Electricity Trading
Electricity Deregulation – The U.S. electric industry is undergoing a sea change in the way it delivers electricity to millions of households and businesses nationwide. The $220 billion industry, which has been called the last great government-sanctioned monopoly, is slowly but surely being deregulated and opened to competition, giving consumers the power to choose their electricity provider in much the same way they choose telephone carriers.
USA Regional Power Markets (map)
Regional Transmission Organizations (RTO’s) & Independent System Operators (ISO’s) – Map
Status of Electricity Restructuring by State – Restructuring means that a monopoly system of electric utilities has been replaced with competing sellers