State Grid Zhoukou Power Supply Company: Powering Green Development and Embracing a Low-Carbon Lifestyle

Since the beginning of 2024, the State Grid Zhoukou Power Supply Company has been at the forefront of promoting green development and embracing a low-carbon lifestyle. By capitalizing on its strengths in closely engaging with the energy market and ensuring efficient service channels, the company has deepened its “Power Supply + Energy Efficiency Services” approach. This strategy focuses on sectors such as agriculture and rural areas, residential life, industry, construction, and transportation, aiming to comprehensively drive electrification and energy efficiency across the board in energy consumption, thereby fostering a greener and more sustainable way of life for the people.

Currently, rural areas have witnessed rapid development of new energy sources such as distributed photovoltaics and decentralized wind power. The composite photovoltaic projects that integrate agriculture and clean energy are increasingly highlighting their advantages, with industry chain collaboration becoming increasingly close.

On 6th December, in Nanmen Village, Xiaoyao Town, Xihua County, Zhoukou City, Henan Province, Wang Wei, the village leader, was busy fertilizing seedlings under the photovoltaic panels. Inside the photovoltaic power station, rows of blue panels shone brightly under the sunlight.  Under the panels, various agricultural products were thriving, and small fish swam freely in the ponds, creating a beautiful rural landscape.

Since being connected to the state grid, the “agri-photo complementary” greenhouses in Nanmen Village have generated an average of 20,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month, with an estimated annual output of 240,000 kilowatt-hours. By combining photovoltaic power generation with fruit cultivation and aquaculture, farmers have increased their income and created a new model for modern agricultural development, achieving a win-win situation for new energy development and agricultural and fishery production.

On 9th December, State Grid Huaiyang, Zhoukou Power Supply Company has provided 59 renewable energy replacement solutions to enterprises through energy efficiency diagnosis service platforms and other applications, effectively driving the green and low-carbon transformation of businesses.

The energy efficiency diagnosis service platform is one of the energy efficiency improvement products that offer major energy-consuming enterprises recommendations for equipment upgrades, renewable energy alternatives, and energy management enhancements. In 2024, this platform provided online energy efficiency diagnosis strategies for 75 enterprises in the Huaiyang District.

oversight of their energy consumption, the company has also launched the “Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction e-Account” based on big data, effectively meeting the energy budget management, online energy consumption monitoring, and carbon finance needs of enterprises in pivotal sectors.

The construction of a green manufacturing system is driving the collaborative transformation of the industry chain and the supply chain, adding new impetus to high-quality economic development. In recent years, State Grid Zhoukou Power Supply Company has developed 15 personalized energy-saving products, such as the energy efficiency diagnosis service platform and the Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction e-Account, forming 25 public services to promote the green and low-carbon development of society.

Looking ahead, State Grid Zhoukou Power Supply Company will implement the rural revitalization strategy, continuously improve rural power infrastructure, and enhance the level of electrification in agriculture and rural areas. This includes promoting the application of electric irrigation and drainage in farmland, modern agricultural greenhouses, and electrified breeding and seedling technology in agriculture; electric temperature control and smart electric breeding technology in aquaculture and livestock; electric drying and processing technology in agricultural product processing; storage preservation and cold chain logistics technology in warehousing and logistics; and all-electric homestays and scenic spots in the leisure tourism sector. The company will also serve the promotion of new energy vehicles in rural areas and extend the vehicle networking platform to rural regions, comprehensively advancing the electrification of agriculture and rural areas. (By Zhang Dawei, Tian Miao, Xu Haoran)