Core Insights - The Bai Miao shallow gas storage facility has officially commenced operations, increasing the total number of gas storage facilities in the Central Plains gas storage cluster to seven, with a total capacity exceeding 14.295 billion cubic meters [1][2] - The Central Plains gas storage cluster is now the largest underground gas storage cluster in China, providing essential seasonal peak shaving and emergency gas supply for the North China region, including Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei [1] - The Bai Miao shallow gas storage facility has a designed capacity of 708 million cubic meters and a working gas volume of 343 million cubic meters, with a daily injection capacity of 2.4 million cubic meters and a daily extraction capacity of 5 million cubic meters [1] Industry Impact - With the addition of the Bai Miao shallow gas storage facility, the maximum daily peak shaving capacity of the Central Plains gas storage cluster is expected to reach 58 million cubic meters, sufficient to meet the daily gas needs of 58 million households during peak usage [2]