Virtual power plants alleviate the impact of distributed energy sources on the public grid and improve the stability and reliability of the grid by aggregating various types of distributed energy sources and power equipment through advanced control, metering and communication technologies, and optimizing the coordinated operation of multiple distributed energy sources through a higher-level software architecture.

Virtual power plants can effectively integrate new energy-generated electricity storage, combine it with traditional energy sources and intelligently coordinate them to achieve intelligent power output. The proposed virtual power plants provide a viable solution to ensure a safe, reliable, high-quality and efficient power supply to meet the diverse needs of economic and social development for electricity and to address energy and environmental issues.