The establishment of the independent status of new energy storage is a timely policy to improve the market mechanism. The "Notice on Further Promoting the Participation of New Energy Storage in the Electricity Market and Dispatching and Utilization" was issued

IX. Revise and improve relevant policies and rules. Based on the new version of the "Regulations on the Management of Power Grid Operation" and the "Measures for the Management of Power Auxiliary Services", all regions should, in light of their actual conditions and in a comprehensive manner, promptly revise and improve relevant market rules that are suitable for the participation of energy storage in their regions, and promptly revise and improve the detailed implementation rules for grid operation and auxiliary service management that are suitable for the participation of energy storage in their regions, so as to promote energy storage to play a positive role in peak shaving and valley filling, and optimizing power quality. All regions should establish and improve a trading mechanism for energy storage projects to participate equally in the market, and clarify the entry standards and registration, trading, and settlement rules for energy storage as an independent market entity.

10. Strengthen technical support. The construction of new energy storage projects should comply with the requirements of relevant standards and specifications such as the "New Energy Storage Project Management Specifications (Interim)", the main equipment should be tested and certified by institutions with corresponding qualifications, and network-related equipment should meet the relevant technical requirements for safe operation of the power grid. Energy storage projects should improve the in-station technical support system, upload real-time charging and discharging power, state of charge and other operating information to power grid companies, and projects participating in the power market and dispatching operations must also have the ability to accept dispatching instructions. Power trading institutions should improve the power market trading system that adapts to energy storage participating in transactions. Power companies should establish a technical support platform to achieve comprehensive monitoring of the state of charge of independent energy storage power stations and precise control of charging and discharging, and guide project owners to complete the construction and transformation of primary and secondary equipment required for energy storage grid connection, and meet the relevant technical requirements for energy storage to participate in the market, grid connection and accept dispatching instructions.

11. Strengthen organizational leadership. The National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration will take the overall lead. All localities should clarify the relevant leading departments according to the division of responsibilities, decompose the tasks, establish and improve the market mechanism and dispatching operation mechanism that adapts to the development of new energy storage, and track, coordinate and guide relevant issues in the process of promoting the work. Relevant departments of local governments and dispatched agencies of the National Energy Administration should implement the relevant work of energy storage participating in the medium- and long-term electricity market, spot market, and ancillary service market in accordance with the division of responsibilities, and simultaneously establish ancillary service and capacity electricity price compensation mechanisms and transmit them to users. Give full play to the role of the national new energy storage big data platform, dynamically track and analyze the situation of energy storage calls and market participation, and explore innovative and sustainable business models.

12. Do a good job in supervision and management. Relevant departments of local governments and dispatched agencies of the National Energy Administration should study and refine supervision measures, strengthen supervision of independent energy storage dispatch and operation, and ensure that energy storage power stations invested by social capital are dispatched fairly, with equal rights and interests and equivalent utilization rates. All localities should strengthen the construction and operation safety supervision of new energy storage, urge relevant power companies to strictly implement the requirements of the "Notice of the General Office of the National Energy Administration on Strengthening the Safety Management of Electrochemical Energy Storage Power Stations" (National Energy General Safety [2022] No. 37), encourage power companies to actively participate in the construction of a national electrochemical energy storage power station safety monitoring information platform, and promote related work on the premise of ensuring safety.

All localities should formulate detailed implementation plans based on the status of local new energy storage and market development, and ensure their implementation. Please submit relevant work considerations and progress to the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration before September 30.

General Office of the National Development and Reform Commission
General Office of the National Energy Administration
May 24, 2022