Want to Get into Energy Trading? Start Here.

The power grid never sleeps – and neither do power markets. If you’re analytical, data-focused, and excited by deadline-driven decision-making, electricity trading could be an ideal career for you.

Traders play a critical role in the electricity ecosystem, which we discussed in Power Markets 101. While they may not generate or distribute electricity themselves, their work helps ensure that power flows efficiently, reliably, and affordably across the grid. 

So, how does power trading work? What does it take to get started? In a fast-paced industry, there are many ways to entry from data analysis (more common) to business (less common). We broke down some of the frequent ones. 

Read on to learn the basics and how real-time, day-ahead, and financial transmission rights trading work.