Core Viewpoint - Zhejiang's power grid enters a three-month peak summer period, with a projected maximum electricity load of 133 million kilowatts, representing a year-on-year increase of 7.8% and an addition of 10 million kilowatts compared to last year, indicating a tightening power supply-demand situation [1] Group 1: Power Supply and Demand Management - To ensure stable power supply this summer, State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power focuses on enhancing load adjustment capabilities and incorporates new entities like virtual power plants into the demand response system [1] - The summer demand response subsidy for virtual power plants has shifted from a "single" electricity subsidy to a "two-part" subsidy model, which includes both capacity and electricity subsidies, with significantly improved subsidy standards [6] Group 2: Virtual Power Plant Initiatives - Virtual power plants will expand their market participation in system regulation, introducing a market-based response model that allows for formal demand determination two days in advance based on system operations and supply-demand conditions [6] - Capacity subsidies for virtual power plants are set at 1 yuan per kilowatt per month for those with a total adjustment capacity of no less than 5 megawatts, while electricity subsidies vary based on demand response levels, with the highest (A+ level) reaching 1.3 times the base price [6] Group 3: Local Government Support - Local governments are implementing various demand response subsidy policies to create new revenue opportunities for virtual power plants and their aggregated resources, such as additional city-level fixed subsidies in places like Quzhou and Ningbo [7] - The establishment of over 1,300 "government + power supply" micro-grid units has facilitated the engagement of over 58,000 enterprises to optimize their electricity usage strategies [8]