人民日报海外版丨引导更多电力辅助服务进入市场

Core Viewpoint - The article discusses the recent release of the "Basic Rules for the Electricity Auxiliary Service Market" by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration, aimed at guiding more auxiliary services into the electricity market as part of the ongoing construction of a unified national electricity market [1][2]. Group 1: Development of Auxiliary Services - The development of electricity auxiliary services in China has gone through three stages: free service before 2006, planned compensation from 2006 to 2014, and partial marketization since 2014 [2][3]. - With the increasing proportion of renewable energy installations, there is a growing demand for flexibility in the electricity system, necessitating the exploration of market mechanisms to enhance system regulation capabilities [2][3]. Group 2: Market Structure and Participants - The auxiliary service market includes various participants such as power generation companies, electricity sales companies, electricity users, and new operational entities like energy storage companies, virtual power plants, and smart microgrids [3][4]. - The rules specify the establishment process for auxiliary service trading varieties, which involves the power dispatching agency proposing market construction needs based on system safety and stability [3]. Group 3: Pricing Mechanism - A pricing mechanism based on the principle of "who benefits, who bears" is established, where the costs of auxiliary services are shared by users based on their electricity consumption and the amount of electricity not traded in the energy market [4]. - The National Energy Administration will closely monitor the operation of the auxiliary service market and ensure that market operators conduct transactions in a regulated manner [4].