Multi-site integration business model and revenue calculation involving energy storage

A multi-station integration project is planned in a certain place in North China with an operation period of 10 years. The operating income includes the 48.98 million yuan income from the 10MW/20MWh energy storage station participating in the peak-valley power purchase and sale price difference and peak-shaving and frequency regulation. After the operation period, the project will have a net profit of 21.03 million yuan. The investment payback period is 8.1 years, which has a high investment economic efficiency.

Research on the business model and development path of multi-station integration

Zhang Yue, Wang Boyi, Li Ran, Mi Xirui

(State Grid Information and Communication Industry Group Co., Ltd. Beijing Branch)

Abstract: Multi-station integration is the basic guarantee for the construction of ubiquitous power Internet of Things, and is also an important support for creating emerging business markets and achieving green and low-carbon development. Its development has entered a deep water zone and faces the problem of unclear business models and development paths. This article discusses the connotation and characteristics of multi-station integration, focusing on the business model of multi-station integration based on the operation mode and business system, and verifies the feasibility of the proposed business model with project examples. Based on this, combined with safe cities, the typical application scenarios and application value of multi-station integration are analyzed, and the development paths of "government guidance, enterprise operation" and "core basic business first, drive the coordination of the entire industry chain, and help city-level innovation" are proposed from the strategic and tactical levels to promote the in-depth promotion and application of multi-station integration.

0 Introduction

At present, my country's external environment is complex, economic growth has slowed down significantly, and it is facing severe energy and environmental problems [1–5]. It is urgent to cultivate new economic growth points under the premise of energy conservation and emission reduction. In view of this, the national level is focusing on promoting the network power and the "Internet +" strategy [6], and vigorously developing the digital economy; the State Grid Corporation of China has deeply implemented the central deployment and put forward the strategic goal of "three types and two networks, world-class". In addition, the increasing demand of users for low latency in terminal information processing, low pressure on network transmission, and localized data storage [7–9] has greatly driven the construction and operation of multi-station integration.

Multi-station integration deeply integrates the pillar industries of the national economy such as energy and information communication, realizes the intensive construction of massive edge computing nodes and the lean utilization of power stations and communication resources, and can effectively promote the commercial use of 5G and the development of digital products and service markets such as smart manufacturing and smart home, and help my country's industrial upgrading and economic development. At the same time, through the construction of distributed new energy power stations and energy storage stations, the wind and solar power abandonment rate can be reduced, the consumption of new energy can be promoted, and green and low-carbon development can be achieved. At present, there are few studies on the business model of multi-station integration, and most of them are focused on the research of power supply modes between substations, energy storage stations, and data centers, as well as the research on the integration and sharing scenarios of 5G communication base stations and edge data center stations. References [10-12] discuss and study the power supply mode and power supply system of data centers in combination with the requirements of data centers for power supply reliability. References [13-14] study edge computing technologies and edge computing platforms for 5G networks, and explain the application of edge computing nodes for 5G networks in delay-sensitive services and large bandwidth business scenarios. Reference [15] studies the typical application modes of mobile edge computing in 5G networks in local content caching applications, business processing and optimization applications, local traffic diversion applications, and network capability exposure applications. This paper will deeply analyze the connotation and characteristics of multi-station integration, discuss its business model and development path, break the deep bundling of the original power technology and business, carry out industry integration application research, and improve the efficiency of resource optimization allocation in the entire industry.

1. Connotation and characteristics of multi-station integration

1.1 The connotation of multi-station integration

"Multi-station integration" is an extension and expansion of the integration of substations, charging and swapping (energy storage) stations, and data center stations. It should be noted that data center stations deployed based on substations are edge computing nodes relative to core data centers. In addition to the traditional three stations, "multi-stations" also include information communication and energy environment-related infrastructure and system platforms including 5G communication base stations, Beidou ground-based enhancement stations, distributed new energy power stations, and environmental monitoring stations; "integration" means that through the construction of "multi-stations", the integration of energy, information communication, government affairs and other fields is achieved in business, and the coordination of power grid companies, communication operators, and relevant government commissions and bureaus is achieved in service subjects. In summary, "multi-station integration" aims to improve resource utilization efficiency and promote cross-border integration of businesses, and has open, shared, and deeply collaborative resource and data service capabilities.

1.2 Characteristics of multi-site integration

Multi-station integration has the characteristics of integration, high speed and efficiency. ① "Integration" means to achieve optimal resource allocation through the reuse of power communication resources and the construction of spatial integration between multiple stations, and to carry out cross-border business integration applications based on the services between multiple stations. ② "High speed" means to provide a high-speed network for the transmission of high-definition video data through the extensive deployment of 5G base stations and edge data center stations, and support applications such as high-speed rendering and low-latency industrial control, so as to achieve low latency in data processing and high immediacy of business response. ③ "Efficiency" is mainly reflected in three aspects. First, in the energy field, multi-station integration can effectively promote the consumption of new energy through the construction of distributed new energy power stations and energy storage stations, reduce the rate of wind and solar power abandonment, increase the power sales revenue of power generation enterprises, reduce the cost of power grid enterprises' transmission and distribution network transformation and transformer expansion, and reduce users' energy costs, thus benefiting multiple parties; second, in the field of information and communication, through the opening and sharing of power stations, towers and channels, it can effectively match the construction and deployment requirements of 5G base stations, Beidou ground-based enhancement stations, edge data center stations, etc., and reduce the investment in information and communication infrastructure of investment entities such as communication operators and tower companies; third, in the field of government affairs, multi-station integration construction can provide meteorological, environmental protection, public security, urban management and other government departments with a wide range of stations, towers and channels as well as high-speed power communication and data response resources, helping government services to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

2. Multi-site integrated business model

2.1 Multi-site integrated business system

The business of multi-station integration horizontally spans multiple industry fields such as energy, information and communication, and government affairs, and vertically penetrates the entire industrial chain system such as consulting and design, equipment manufacturing, system integration, and operation and maintenance. Through the development of business integration, emerging markets and business blue oceans can be opened up. Based on the horizontal dimension, the multi-station integration business includes shared leasing and equipment installation and maintenance services for infrastructure such as power stations, tower channels, and power communication resources, daily and emergency power supply, positioning and navigation, 5G communication and other specific single-field business services, and smart city, industrial Internet, smart home and other multi-field integrated services. Based on the vertical dimension, through the construction and operation of multi-station integration, it is possible to introduce diversified market entities such as consulting and design institutions, product providers, solution providers, system integrators, and operation and maintenance service providers to provide end-to-end consulting and design services related to multi-station integration, covering the provision of products and solutions such as chips, smart terminals, and communication hardware, and the integration of software and hardware such as infrastructure resources and application systems, as well as characteristic operation and maintenance services for multiple stations.