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Last mile of decarbonisation
The last kilometre of NEV decarbonisation is charging not just 'available' but 'green'. In Jul 2026 NDRC and NEA's '15th-Five Renewable Energy Plan' promoted green-power direct-link in transport, pushing 'green car charges green power'; MIIT and MOT also require charge-swap sites to raise grid-interaction and green-power use. The policy signal is clear—the key is turning goals into mechanisms firms can join and users can feel.
Four green paths
The industry found four green paths: (1) green-certificate trading, lowest bar and widest use, city core and dispersed sites claim green attribute by buying certs; (2) green-power trading, for scaled sites with own meter account, attribute bound to physical power with clearer traceability; (3) solar-storage-charge integration, 'visible' in parks, bus/logistics bases and highways; (4) VPP, demand response and V2G, mainly releasing load regulation. The biggest snag: many stalls in malls, offices and basements lack an independent meter account to buy green power directly, forced to use cert-only declarations that can't precisely pass green benefit to users.
Yantai's gold badge
For Yantai operators green power is a 'differentiating gold badge'. Dongdian Huichong's community and public charging advises: sites with own meter account join green-power trading first, post green marks with traceability QR; dispersed sites can start with green certs; follow Beijing's carbon-inclusive methodology—100% green power earns cuts and returns to owners, turning 'charity' into 'paid decarbonisation'. Green power is not just an eco label but a ticket to future site rating and policy support.