According to Guangfu.BJX, on December 17, the Shandong Provincial People's Government issued a notice titled "Several Measures to Improve and Enhance the New Energy Consumption System Mechanism and Promote High-Quality Energy Development." The notice outlines that newly added centralized and distributed photovoltaic (PV) projects during 2025–2026 may choose to participate in the electricity market with either all generated power or 15% of their generation. Similarly, newly added wind power projects (including distributed wind power) may opt for either all generated power or 30% of their generation to participate in the electricity market. Adjustments will be made during implementation in accordance with changes in national policies, and by 2030, all projects will fully participate in the market.
The document emphasizes support for enterprises to adopt four modes of new energy utilization based on local conditions: direct local supply, green power trading, virtual power plants, and self-consumption of new energy. Additionally, leveraging large-scale development of new energy projects such as the Ludong Wind-Solar Base and offshore wind power bases, Shandong will explore constructing green hydrogen (ammonia, methanol) projects that can serve as peak-shaving resources and support their participation in the energy storage leasing market. Integrated advancement of "wind, solar, hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol" projects is encouraged, with unified approval or filing in line with national and provincial regulations.
Regarding energy storage, the notice promotes the development of centralized electrochemical storage and the establishment of a leasing platform for storage capacity. Renewable energy projects leasing centralized storage will be prioritized for inclusion in the annual market-oriented grid connection project list. The capacity of individual storage projects should generally not be less than 30 MW, and collaboration with renewable energy projects to jointly participate in electricity market trading is encouraged. In areas with insufficient new energy consumption capacity, distributed storage construction is supported, including grid connection to the relevant distribution network. Aggregated participation in the electricity market through "cloud storage" is also supported, allowing such projects to benefit from compensation policies for centralized storage demonstration project capacity. Furthermore, new distributed energy storage capacity leasing within counties, cities, and districts is permitted.
In terms of grid infrastructure, plans include the layout of a 1,000 kV ultra-high voltage (UHV) Binzhou substation and the acceleration of 500 kV grid projects in areas such as Gaodi and Bohai to meet the transmission needs of wind and PV power in the Ludong region. The notice calls for capacity expansion and upgrades of urban distribution networks in line with urban planning and charging infrastructure construction to enhance the resilience of the distribution network. The upgrade of rural power grids will also be accelerated, continuously optimizing the grid structure to facilitate local consumption of distributed renewable energy.
Efforts will focus on building distributed smart grid projects, particularly in areas such as the terminals of large grids, villages rich in renewable energy, and high-renewable energy supply parks. These projects will utilize wind, solar, and natural gas to establish distributed grids that are compatible with the main grid.
To ensure implementation, comprehensive surveys of wind and PV resources will be conducted across the province to identify potential sites for wind and solar power projects with favorable construction conditions. Land use policies for new energy projects will be improved to meet the reasonable land demand for development. A tiered approval mechanism and coordinated promotion for offshore new energy projects will expedite sea-use approvals for projects completing provincial competitive allocation processes.
Source：BJX Solar
