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中文(ZH) 算电协同推动虚拟电厂迈入“黄金发展期”

Chinese data centers join electricity spot market as virtual power plants

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China's large data centers are now participating in electricity spot market trading by acting as virtual power plants, a move that aligns computing power with electricity demand. Three major data center clusters from China Unicom and China Mobile in Guangdong province have joined the spot market through the Guangdong Power Grid Energy Investment virtual power plant platform. This initiative allows them to engage in flexible electricity procurement and settlement, marking a significant step in integrating data centers into the energy grid. AI

IMPACT Enables more efficient energy consumption for AI infrastructure, potentially lowering operational costs and environmental impact.

RANK_REASON This cluster describes a significant integration of data centers into energy grid management through virtual power plant technology. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Chinese data centers join electricity spot market as virtual power plants

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  1. 36氪 (36Kr) TIER_1 中文(ZH) ·

    Computing-electricity coordination promotes virtual power plants into a "golden development period"

    随着算电协同技术加速落地，虚拟电厂迎来“黄金发展期”。近日，我国大型数据中心以虚拟电厂形式参与电力现货交易，实现“算随电动”。中国联通集团韶关数据中心、中国移动集团广州及湛江数据中心共3个大型数据中心集群，依托广东电网能源投资有限公司“粤能投虚拟电厂运营平台”，正式参与现货市场电能量交易与结算，实现“现货灵活购”。（证券日报）

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