On May 14th, the Shandong Development and Reform Commission, together with the Energy Bureau, issued a notice announcing the list of integrated source-grid-load-storage pilot projects, in which virtual power plant of Shandong Electricity Sales Co., Ltd. was included. A total of six virtual power plants across the province have been approved for pilot status, with the Shandong Electricity Sales Co., Ltd. from Jinan being the only one selected for this designation in the city.