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2025-11-04

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On October 21, the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the "Guidance on Building a Computing Power Standards System (2025 Edition)" (Draft for Comments). The Guidance clearly states that standards for computing power infrastructure primarily include guidelines on data center construction, the utilization of new energy sources and energy storage, efficient power supply and cooling systems, as well as intelligent operation and management practices. Specifically, the standards for new energy and energy storage outline the technical requirements and testing methods for storing and harnessing renewable energy, ensuring the smooth operation of computing power infrastructure. This includes standards related to new-energy storage systems, as well as protocols for integrating, storing, scheduling, and utilizing renewable energy resources. Meanwhile, the standards for efficient power supply and cooling systems specify the technical specifications and testing procedures for power and cooling systems, covering areas such as smart power distribution systems, high-efficiency cooling technologies, and advanced energy management frameworks.

National Policies and Headlines

01 The Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has released the "Guidelines for Building an AI Computing Power Standard System (2025 Edition)."

Standards for new energy and energy storage specify the technical requirements and testing methods for storing and utilizing renewable energy, supporting the operation of computing infrastructure. These include standards related to new-energy storage systems, as well as those covering the integration, storage, scheduling, and utilization of renewable energy sources. Meanwhile, high-efficiency power supply and cooling standards outline the technical requirements and testing procedures for power and cooling systems, encompassing areas such as intelligent power systems, advanced cooling technologies, and energy management systems.

Local Policies and Headlines

01 The East China region launches a special initiative for the standardized operation of frequency modulation functions.

On October 24, 2025, the East China Energy Regulatory Bureau issued a document launching a special campaign to ensure the standardized operation of frequency regulation functions.

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To implement the requirements outlined in the National Energy Administration's "Notice on Enhancing Grid-Safety Capabilities of New Energy and New Grid-Connected Entities to Support the High-Quality Development of China's New Power System," and to firmly reinforce the grid-safety responsibilities of new energy and new grid-connected entities, the East China Energy Regulatory Bureau recently issued a notice deploying a special initiative aimed at standardizing the construction and operation of primary frequency modulation functions for new energy sources and innovative grid-connected entities across the East China region.

The notice outlines standardized performance criteria for primary frequency modulation in new energy and novel grid-connected entities within the East China region, aiming to further enhance the coordination of primary frequency modulation actions among these entities, improve the frequency stability and operational quality of the East China power grid, and effectively ensure the safe and stable operation of the regional grid.

02 The People's Government of Wenling City, Zhejiang Province, has issued the "Supplementary Notice on Further Strengthening the Project Management of New-Type Energy Storage Power Stations."

On October 27, the People's Government of Wenling City, Zhejiang Province, issued the "Supplementary Notice on Further Strengthening the Management of New Energy Storage Power Station Projects," stating that electrochemical energy storage projects with a power rating of 500 kW or above (including 500 kW) and a capacity of 500 kWh or above (including 500 kWh) will be subject to a fire safety filing inspection system. Energy storage projects applying for fire safety filing must undergo specialized fire protection design, and the fire protection design documents—including the general layout plan stamped and confirmed by the town/subdistrict—must be uploaded to the "Zhejiang Province Engineering Construction Whole-Process Drawing Digital Management System." A technical review will then be conducted by a construction drawing review agency, which will issue the "Fire Safety Review Certificate for Construction Project Design Documents." Approved fire protection design documents will serve as the basis for construction, supervision, fire inspections, and fire safety filing inspections. The inspection sampling rate is set as follows: For large-scale electrochemical energy storage projects—defined as those with a power output of 30 MW and a capacity of 30 MWh or more—the fire safety filing inspection sampling rate is tentatively set at 50%, while for other electrochemical energy storage projects, the sampling rate is tentatively set at 5%.

03 The Jiangxi Provincial Energy Administration is publicly seeking comments on the "Jiangxi Province Plan for Promoting High-Quality Development of Virtual Power Plants (Draft for Comments)" and the "Jiangxi Province Guidelines for the Construction and Operation of Virtual Power Plants (Draft for Comments)."

On October 24, the Energy Administration of Jiangxi Province publicly sought opinions on the "Jiangxi Province Plan for Promoting the High-Quality Development of Virtual Power Plants (Draft for Comments)" and the "Jiangxi Province Guidelines for the Construction and Operation of Virtual Power Plants (Draft for Comments)." The documents noted that a virtual power plant is an innovative operational model—based on the power system architecture and leveraging advanced technologies such as modern information communication and system integration control—to aggregate diverse distributed resources—including distributed energy sources, adjustable loads, and energy storage—as a new type of market participant. This model enables these resources to collaboratively optimize the power system and participate effectively in electricity market transactions.

Virtual power plants in the generation category primarily aggregate distributed new energy sources and energy storage systems connected at voltage levels of 10 kV and below, exhibiting overall generation characteristics. Hybrid virtual power plants can simultaneously integrate electricity users with adjustable capabilities, along with distributed new energy sources and energy storage systems connected at 10 kV and lower voltage levels; their overall supply-and-demand characteristics vary depending on the time period and the resources they aggregate.

Demand response trading: Load-based virtual power plants automatically participate in demand response. Once the market-oriented demand response program is launched, grid companies will proactively release information such as the scope of demand response, capacity requirements, and response time periods, based on electricity supply and demand conditions as well as consumption capacity. Virtual power plants will then participate in bidding by submitting both quantity and price offers, and the demand response will be executed according to the clearing results.

Electricity ancillary service market transactions. Virtual power plants participating in electricity ancillary service trading shall follow the relevant rules of the electricity ancillary service market. Virtual power plants are prohibited from simultaneously earning revenue through the same regulating action in the ancillary service market, demand response programs, and the energy market.

04 The Xi'an Municipal Development and Reform Commission has issued the "Implementation Details for Fiscal Subsidies to Promote the Development of the Photovoltaic Industry in Xi'an (Focusing on High-Efficiency Modules, PV-Storage Systems, and Comprehensive Energy Use Optimization)."

Recently, the Xi'an Municipal Development and Reform Commission issued the "Implementation Details for Fiscal Subsidies on Several Measures to Promote the Photovoltaic Industry Development in Xi'an (Focusing on High-Efficiency Modules, PV-Storage Systems, and Comprehensive Energy Use Optimization)." The details specify that distributed photovoltaic projects with a capacity exceeding 1 megawatt, registered and connected to the grid within the Xi'an municipal area, and featuring a storage-to-PV ratio of more than 20% with an energy storage duration of at least 2 hours, will receive a one-time construction subsidy of 0.1 yuan per watt based on the power rating of the energy storage system. The subsidy amount for a single project will not exceed 1 million yuan.

The subsidy program applies to projects that are connected to the grid between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025, provided that the project is registered, constructed, and connected to the grid within the Xi'an municipal area—and whose beneficiaries also reside within Xi'an. These projects must comply with national, provincial, and Xi'an city regulations and standards governing the construction of photovoltaic, energy storage, heating (and cooling), and hydrogen energy industries.

Projects applying for subsidies for high-efficiency components and integrated photovoltaic-storage systems must be connected to the grid and have obtained the first electricity metering certificate or grid-connected power generation proof. Additionally, the energy storage system must be in actual operation. For projects seeking subsidies for comprehensive energy-use optimization, a full operational cycle must be completed.

05 The Hebei Provincial Development and Reform Commission has released the "Hebei Province 2025 Autumn-Winter Electricity Load Management Plan" for implementation.

Recently, the Hebei Provincial Development and Reform Commission issued a notice announcing the release of the "Hebei Province 2025 Autumn-Winter Electricity Load Management Plan" (hereafter referred to as the "Plan").

The "Plan" notes that, considering factors such as the economic outlook, electricity demand growth, and temperature fluctuations over recent years, Hebei South Grid is expected to face peak loads of 51.5 million kilowatts in the morning and 49 million kilowatts in the evening during winter, with a projected power supply shortfall of approximately 1 million kilowatts during the evening peak. Meanwhile, the Hebei North Grid will see peak loads of 34 million kilowatts in both the morning and evening, maintaining a tight but stable balance between supply and demand. However, should extreme conditions like prolonged severe cold weather occur, the power supply gap could widen further—reaching 2 million kilowatts in the South Grid—and under the unified balancing principle applied across Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan, Hebei North will share the shortfall with Tianjin at a ratio of 2:1, resulting in an additional 930,000 kilowatts of power deficit for Hebei North.

The document clearly emphasizes prioritizing demand response. It calls for the continuous expansion of the demand response resource pool. Electricity regulatory authorities in each city and grid enterprises should actively promote demand response policies, encouraging flexible load resources such as user-side energy storage, industrially adaptable maintenance, and self-owned power plants to join the demand response pool—and ensure that priority dispatch principles are effectively implemented.

Conducting the assessment of adjustable capabilities among market entities. Before meeting peak demand and preparing for winter, power load management centers at all levels should carry out visits to demand-response users, helping them refine their load-shedding operation plans and emergency response strategies tailored to seasonal characteristics. This will ensure precise responses to day-ahead and intraday regulation needs. Additionally, a dual verification mechanism—combining "user self-reporting" with "system evaluation"—will be established to dynamically adjust the scale of user contracts and their adjustable capacity, thereby guaranteeing that regulation resources remain accurately available and effectively deployed.

Facilitating the participation of new entities in grid interactions. We encourage load aggregators, virtual power plants, and other emerging players to aggregate controllable resources and fully integrate them into the new-generation electricity load management system. Meanwhile, the Provincial Electricity Load Management Center will routinely carry out services such as virtual power plant qualification reviews, capability verification, operational monitoring, and market transactions.

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