Start with the official clarification
The National Energy Administration published questions and answers on multi-user green-power direct connection on 20 May 2026. This provides a primary policy reference for arrangements involving renewable generation and more than one electricity user.
The clarification should be read with the earlier national direct-connection notice and the applicable implementation arrangements. It is a policy framework, not evidence that a particular industrial park or AI project has obtained approval or started operation.
Make the participating users identifiable
A multi-user arrangement needs a defined set of loads and a clear electricity boundary. Separate legal entities, changing production schedules and different reliability requirements complicate an assessment based only on their combined annual consumption.
A project study should map the connection of each participating user, the ownership of shared facilities and the metering points used for settlement. Adding a consumer later may change both network loading and the contractual allocation of costs.
Study power balance in operating intervals
Renewable output and user demand vary independently. Compare interval profiles, permitted grid exchange and controllable loads before sizing storage or declaring a high renewable share. Annual totals cannot show every surplus or shortfall.
Controls need an agreed response to loss of communications, source outages and sudden demand changes. Protection and switching arrangements should be assessed for the real network topology rather than borrowed unchanged from a single-user project.
Use the policy to structure a project dossier
Keep eligibility, connection design, power balance and commercial settlement as separate parts of the dossier. Identify the current local requirements and the authority responsible for each decision before treating the scheme as implementation-ready.
The policy development creates a clearer basis for evaluating shared renewable supply. A named project still needs its own filings, permissions and operating evidence; none can be inferred from the national clarification alone.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Q&A approve individual projects?
No. It explains policy; project-specific decisions still need documentary evidence.
Can annual renewable generation prove hourly matching?
No. An interval energy balance is needed to identify imports, exports and shortfalls.
What is distinctive about multiple users?
Shared infrastructure requires explicit allocation of connection capacity, metering, control responsibilities and settlement.
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