Contents Introduction
Electricity is the mother of industry. It is the necessary energy for producing products in general industrial sectors. With the growth of Taiwan’s economy and population, the power consumption of each user has been continuously improved, which has led to a rapid increase in Taipower’s power supply. In recent years, due to factors such as industrial backflow, the reserve margin of the system has quickly reached its peak value, and the general percent reserve margin needs to be maintained at about 15%. According to Taipower’s statistics, the highest instantaneous power consumption occurred at 12:54 pm on May 13, 2021, with a power consumption of 32.79 million kilowatts. While the peak power supply capacity was 33.88 million kilowatts, and the percent reserve margin was 9.02%. Due to the rising awareness of environmental protection, the construction of power stations and transmission lines has been delayed due to protests. In the future, the risk of power shortage due to insufficient reserve margin can be foreseen. Therefore, for an increasingly large power system, in addition to overall economic considerations, it is important to plan an appropriate electricity price structure and estimate power distribution.
