A centralized contract signing ceremony for virtual power plants was held in Lingang, Shanghai, and power users can also participate in power grid regulation.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen MissBook for the clue delivery! Recently, the signing ceremony of Shanghai's first virtual power plant was held in the new Lingang area. Representatives of power customers in six new areas, including Shanghai Pudong Power supply Company and Shanghai Nuoxin Auto parts Co., Ltd., signed virtual power plant cooperation agreements.

According to reports, the virtual power plant is not a generator for customers, but a set of intelligent power management system, which is installed in the terminal equipment of power distribution rooms of factories, shopping malls, hotels, and other major power users. According to the agreement signed with the customer, the adjustable load, such as air conditioning, lighting, boiler, standby production line, etc., is brought into the unified management sequence. When the power grid fluctuates, the power company will achieve the real-time balance of power supply and demand through accurate and flexible load regulation after obtaining the consent of users. At the critical moment, the electricity customer can also be transformed into a virtual power plant that can participate in the regulation of the power grid, and work with the power company to protect the security of the power grid.

At present, the virtual power plant in China as a whole is still in the early stage of development. under the background of carbon neutralization, virtual power plant will become an important means to adjust the balance of power supply and demand and play an important role in all aspects of power production.