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What compute-power synergy is
'Compute-power synergy' is the 2026 energy-digital buzzword: first written into the government work report and the 15th Five-Year plan. NEA data: 2025 national data-centre power hit 170 TWh (1.6% of society), projected to add 100+ TWh yearly and reach 800 TWh (~6%) by 2030. Simply, five seconds of HD AI video uses as much power as charging ten phones—compute ends at power.
Green power meets compute
The direction is clear: match cheap, green power with surging compute. Policy pushes green-direct supply, source-grid-load-storage integration and smart microgrids so data centres shift load to peak green output; build compute in western renewable-rich areas and send east, while the east links distributed compute with distributed power, microgrids and VPPs. This is the twin of 'upgrade charging networks, promote V2G' under the new grid.
Yantai's small practice
For Yantai this seems distant but resonates with local refuelling. Dongdian Huichong's community shelters and public charging, plus solar-storage-charge and ordered charging, are the residential-side micro-practice of 'power strengthens compute, compute aids power'—charging at the doorstep with green power and flexible adjustment, bringing new-grid dividends to daily travel.