A method for controlling an electrical distribution network, which is connected by means of interconnection lines to other electrical distribution networks, wherein - a network control station is provided to control the electrical distribution network and the electrical distribution network comprises a plurality of balancing areas (482, 486), wherein - each balancing is an interconnection of a plurality of generators and/or consumers which are combined in the operational management in relation to third parties to form a balance node, wherein each balancing area outputs or receives an exchange power to or from the electrical distribution network, and wherein - at least one of the balancing areas has at least one wind farm for generating a generator power and additionally at least one consumer to receive a consumer power, wherein at least one balancing area controller is provided to control the at least one generator or wind farm, and the method comprises the following steps: - reception by the balancing area controller from the network control station of a value of an exchange power to be set, wherein the exchange power is defined as a sum between the consumer power and the generator power, - drawing up by the balancing area controller of a deployment plan for adherence to or attainment of the exchange power to be set, wherein the deployment plan is provided to control the generators and consumers and is drawn up in such a way that a difference between the attained exchange power and the exchange power to be set is minimal, - transmission of reference values by the balancing area controller to the at least one generator or wind farm and preferably to the at least one additional consumer, wherein the reference values are selected depending on the deployment plan in such a way that the difference between the exchange power and the exchange power to be set is minimal, that the exchange powers to be attained for the balancing areas are minimized in terms of amount and - generation of electrical power by means of the at least one generator or wind farm depending on the deployment plan, wherein a power excess prevails within the balancing area which can be made available to other balancing areas. - a network control station is provided to control the electrical distribution network and the electrical distribution network comprises a plurality of balancing areas (482, 486), wherein - each balancing is an interconnection of a plurality of generators and/or consumers which are combined in the operational management in relation to third parties to form a balance node, wherein each balancing area outputs or receives an exchange power to or from the electrical distribution network, and wherein - at least one of the balancing areas has at least one wind farm for generating a generator power and additionally at least one consumer to receive a consumer power, wherein at least one balancing area controller is provided to control the at least one generator or wind farm, and the method comprises the following steps: - reception by the balancing area controller from the network control station of a value of an exchange power to be set, wherein the exchange power is defined as a sum between the consumer power and the generator power, - drawing up by the balancing area controller of a deployment plan for adherence to or attainment of the exchange power to be set, wherein the deployment plan is provided to control the generators and consumers and is drawn up in such a way that a difference between the attained exchange power and the exchange power to be set is minimal, - transmission of reference values by the balancing area controller to the at least one generator or wind farm and preferably to the at least one additional consumer, wherein the reference values are selected depending on the deployment plan in such a way that the difference between the exchange power and the exchange power to be set is minimal, that the exchange powers to be attained for the balancing areas are minimized in terms of amount and - generation of electrical power by means of the at least one generator or wind farm depending on the deployment plan, wherein a power excess prevails within the balancing area which can be made available to other balancing areas. - reception by the balancing area controller from the network control station of a value of an exchange power to be set, wherein the exchange power is defined as a sum between the consumer power and the generator power, - drawing up by the balancing area controller of a deployment plan for adherence to or attainment of the exchange power to be set, wherein the deployment plan is provided to control the generators and consumers and is drawn up in such a way that a difference between the attained exchange power and the exchange power to be set is minimal, - transmission of reference values by the balancing area controller to the at least one generator or wind farm and preferably to the at least one additional consumer, wherein the reference values are selected depending on the deployment plan in such a way that the difference between the exchange power and the exchange power to be set is minimal, that the exchange powers to be attained for the balancing areas are minimized in terms of amount and - generation of electrical power by means of the at least one generator or wind farm depending on the deployment plan, wherein a power excess prevails within the balancing area which can be made available to other balancing areas.