A TOU Pricing Mechanism to Promote Renewable Energy Consumption: The Case of the Western Inner Mongolia Grid in China

Table 2

Basic data.

Items	Units	Value
Current average purchase cost	Yuan/kWh	0.2389
Purchase cost of thermal power	Yuan/kWh	0.2389
The market price for renewable energy	Yuan/kWh	0.05
Purchase and installation costs of smart meters	Million Yuan	0
Operation and maintenance expenses	Million Yuan	18.834
Operation and maintenance rate	%	10
Industry
1–10 kV
Peak	GWh	3711.88
Shoulder	GWh	3711.88
Off-peak	GWh	3711.88
35–110 kV
Peak	GWh	2657.58
Shoulder	GWh	2657.58
Off-peak	GWh	2657.58
110–220 kV
Peak	GWh	4277.16
Shoulder	GWh	4277.16
Off-peak	GWh	4277.16
220 kV and above
Peak	GWh	2483.12
Shoulder	GWh	2483.12
Off-peak	GWh	2483.12
Calcium carbide, electric furnace ferroalloy, electrolytic caustic soda, ammonia synthesis, electric furnace calcium magnesium phosphate, electric furnace yellow phosphorus, electrolytic aluminum, polycrystalline silicon, single crystal silicon
1–10 kV
Peak	GWh	55.19
Shoulder	GWh	55.19
Off-peak	GWh	55.19
35–110 kV
Peak	GWh	6305.21
Shoulder	GWh	6305.21
Off-peak	GWh	6305.21
110–220 kV
Peak	GWh	4781.77
Shoulder	GWh	4781.77
Off-peak	GWh	4781.77
220 kV and above
Peak	GWh	4986.65
Shoulder	GWh	4986.65
Off-peak	GWh	4986.65
Power generated by captive coal-fired power plants shift to grid	—	0
		2%
		4%

Note: industrial users’ smart meters support TOU price implementation, so the purchase and installation costs of smart meters are 0.