Abstract: The Energy Internet, featuring the in-depth integration of renewable energy and internet information technology, is the future trend of the energy industry development. This paper summarizes and proposes the Energy Internet planning concept and method. A brief case analysis is made of an Energy Internet infrastructure planning by taking a high-tech industrial development zone in Guangdong Province as an example. Applying Energy Internet planning concepts and methods to infrastructure planning can improve economic, social, and environmental benefits of the energy system, which is significant for top-level planning, design, optimization, and operation of energy system.

Key words: Energy Internet, physical infrastructure, planning, case analysis