Chinese Data Centers Participate in Electricity Spot Market Trading as Virtual Power Plants

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In a groundbreaking move, large data centers in China are now participating in electricity spot trading as virtual power plants, a first in the country. The China Unicom Group’s Shaoguan Data Center, China Mobile Group’s Guangzhou and Zhanjiang Data Centers, collectively forming three large data center clusters, have joined the spot market electricity trading and settlement through the Guangdong Power Grid Energy Investment Limited’s “Yuenengtou Virtual Power Plant Operating Platform,” enabling “flexible spot purchasing.” The China Unicom Greater Bay Area (Shaoguan) Data Center has transitioned from a “major electricity consumer” to a “flexible resource” role in Guangdong’s Shaoguan, where servers…

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