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You don't have permission to access /fr/en/magazine/energy-market/Proven system The merit order system has worked well since the 1990s and ensures that demand is gradually met at the cheapest producer prices. At the same time, it promotes renewable energies and re-wards the technologies that are cheap to operate, while keeping the more expensive power plants that can deliver electricity quickly and reliably in the market. In the course of the current energy crisis, the EU states nevertheless decided at the end of Sep-tember that the revenues of energy companies should be capped at 180 euros per megawatt hour. This primarily affects those who can generate electricity cheaply, such as solar, wind or nuclear power plants. The surplus is to be used to relieve citizens financially. However, they are not affected one-to-one and with a delay by the high electricity prices in European trade. More on electricity prices for end consumers can be found here on this server.