On May 14th, China marked a historic milestone by enabling large-scale data centers to participate in electricity spot trading through virtual power plants for the first time, embodying the principle of 'computing power aligning with electric power.' Three prominent data center clusters—China Unicom's Shaoguan Data Center, as well as China Mobile's Guangzhou and Zhanjiang Data Centers—engaged in electricity energy trading and settlement. This was facilitated by leveraging the capabilities of the 'Guangdong Energy Investment Virtual Power Plant Operation Platform,' allowing for 'flexible spot purchases' of electricity.
