Method for controlling the operation of electric generators (14a-g) which are connected to an electric energy supply network to feed in electric energy and of which the mode of operation is controlled via a common control device, wherein - the control device controls the energy generators (14a-g) using a defined characteristic in such a way that the energy fed into the supply network by the energy generators (14a-g) matches the planned energy requirement of the supply network; - a correction signal which indicates a deviation of the current energy requirement of the supply network from the planned energy requirement of the supply network is fed to the control device; and - the control device transmits control signals to the energy generators (14a-g), the correction signal being used to determine the control signals; wherein the following steps are carried out by the control device: - determining a control energy quantity which indicates an energy quantity to be provided jointly by all energy generators (14a-g), on the basis of the correction signal; - selecting a first energy generator or a first group of energy generators and determining a proportion of the control energy which is to be provided by the first energy generator or the first group of energy generators; - sequentially selecting further energy generators or further groups of energy generators and determining a respective proportion of the respectively remaining amount of the control energy quantity which is to be provided by the respective further energy generator or the respective further group of energy generators until the amount of the control energy is allocated completely in each case to selected energy generators; and - generating control signals for the selected energy generators which indicate the respective proportions of the control energy to be provided by the selected energy generators, characterized in that - the energy generators (14a-g) are divided up into a first group of energy generators which are controllable in a stepwise manner and a second group of energy generators which are controllable in a stepless manner; - the maximum energy quantity providable by the energy generators of the respective group is determined for each of the two groups; - the control energy quantity is allocated to both groups according to a pre-distribution; - the proportion of the control energy quantity allocated to the first group is distributed insofar as possible among the individual energy generators of the first group, wherein a remaining residual amount which is not distributable among the energy generators of the first group is added to the proportion of the control energy quantity which is allocated to the second group; and - the proportion of the control energy quantity resulting from the addition is distributed among the individual energy generators of the second group. - the control device controls the energy generators (14a-g) using a defined characteristic in such a way that the energy fed into the supply network by the energy generators (14a-g) matches the planned energy requirement of the supply network; - a correction signal which indicates a deviation of the current energy requirement of the supply network from the planned energy requirement of the supply network is fed to the control device; and - the control device transmits control signals to the energy generators (14a-g), the correction signal being used to determine the control signals; wherein - determining a control energy quantity which indicates an energy quantity to be provided jointly by all energy generators (14a-g), on the basis of the correction signal; - selecting a first energy generator or a first group of energy generators and determining a proportion of the control energy which is to be provided by the first energy generator or the first group of energy generators; - sequentially selecting further energy generators or further groups of energy generators and determining a respective proportion of the respectively remaining amount of the control energy quantity which is to be provided by the respective further energy generator or the respective further group of energy generators until the amount of the control energy is allocated completely in each case to selected energy generators; and - generating control signals for the selected energy generators which indicate the respective proportions of the control energy to be provided by the selected energy generators, characterized in that - the energy generators (14a-g) are divided up into a first group of energy generators which are controllable in a stepwise manner and a second group of energy generators which are controllable in a stepless manner; - the maximum energy quantity providable by the energy generators of the respective group is determined for each of the two groups; - the control energy quantity is allocated to both groups according to a pre-distribution; - the proportion of the control energy quantity allocated to the first group is distributed insofar as possible among the individual energy generators of the first group, wherein a remaining residual amount which is not distributable among the energy generators of the first group is added to the proportion of the control energy quantity which is allocated to the second group; and - the proportion of the control energy quantity resulting from the addition is distributed among the individual energy generators of the second group.