Virtual power plants rely on intelligent metering technology, coordination control technology and information and communication technology, and rely on AI empowerment to improve response speed in metering, coordination and control links, aggregate and coordinate and optimize distributed energy, and achieve demand-side response more flexibly and efficiently. Virtual power plants have obvious cost advantages in peak cutting and valley filling. According to calculations by the State Grid, it takes an investment of 400 billion yuan to realize peak cutting and valley filling in the power system through thermal power plants to meet the peak load of 5%; while through virtual power plants, investment in construction, operation, incentives and other aspects only requires 50 - 60 billion yuan. Virtual power plants have obvious cost advantages in participating in peak shaving.
Virtual power plants are an important tool to meet the demand-side interactive response and enhance capabilities of new power systems. The model it provides integrates new energy power with traditional energy and energy storage devices, which can present stable power output characteristics to large power grids and become safe and efficient. Use new energy and power effectively.