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清洁电力将在全国范围内更加高效地流动起来

Core Viewpoint - The establishment of a normalized electricity trading mechanism between the State Grid and the Southern Grid marks a significant step towards optimizing energy distribution and achieving China's dual carbon goals, facilitating efficient nationwide flow of clean electricity [2][3][4]. Group 1: Mechanism Overview - The normalized electricity trading mechanism aims to connect renewable energy resources across the country, addressing the issue of energy asset fragmentation caused by administrative divisions [3]. - This mechanism is expected to enhance the utilization of renewable energy by allowing electricity to be sold to the lowest marginal cost users nationwide, thus shortening the path to carbon peak and carbon neutrality [3][4]. Group 2: Impact on Energy Structure - The mechanism will help optimize the energy structure by enabling the transfer of renewable energy from resource-rich western regions to economically developed eastern regions, reducing reliance on coal power [3][4]. - It creates a closed loop of "renewable energy development—cross-regional transmission—green electricity consumption," which strengthens the linkage between the carbon market and the electricity market [4]. Group 3: Addressing Energy Wastage - The mechanism provides a new approach to mitigate the long-standing issue of "abandoned wind and solar" energy, which arises from the mismatch between renewable energy generation and system absorption capacity [5][6]. - By expanding the market scope and optimizing scheduling, the mechanism significantly improves the utilization rate of renewable energy, allowing western wind and solar power to be transmitted to eastern load centers [6][7]. Group 4: Future Considerations - The sustainability of the mechanism relies on three key factors: the construction of flexible resource support, continuous expansion of cross-regional transmission channels, and the coordination of policies and market mechanisms [7][8]. - The mechanism's success will depend on addressing practical challenges such as unifying provincial electricity market rules and improving the accuracy of renewable energy forecasting [10][11].