Electric Power ›› 2021, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (2): 175-181.DOI: 10.11930/j.issn.1004-9649.202004056

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The Impacts of Key Technology Development on the Natural Monopoly Attributes of Distribution Network

YANG Su1, WU Zechen1, WANG Donghui2, HU Yuan1   

  1. 1. State Grid Energy Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 102209, China;
    2. School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, China
  • Received:2020-04-09 Revised:2020-08-01 Published:2021-02-06
  • Supported by:
    This work is supported by the Technology Program of State Grid Cangzhou Power Supply Company (Research on Adaptability of Power Grid Development under the Background of Incremental Distribution Business Deregulation)

Abstract: The technical and economic characteristics of each section in power industry are essential to the power system reform. With the development of distribution technology and the application of intelligent distribution technology, the technical characteristics of the distribution network have changed significantly. In order to explore the impacts of technological developments on the natural attributes of the distribution network, this paper delves into the natural monopoly attributes of the distribution network, including the sub-additivity of costs, scale economy and scope economy. On this basis, this paper analyzes the impacts of the distribution network intelligence and automation technology on the scale economy and scope economy of the distribution network, which can provide decision-making reference for the reform measures of electric grid section as well as the incremental distribution network reform.

Key words: power system reform, intelligent distribution technology, natural monopoly attribute, scale economy, scope economy