"SolarOnCare," a remote solar power plant operation and management platform operated by renewable energy platform company H Energy, has surpassed 5,000 cumulative power plants under operation and management by 2025. This expansion is part of the company's strategy to integrate distributed solar resources into a single platform and operate them as virtual power plants (VPPs).

H Energy announced this on the 25th. Power plants managed by SolarOnCare are distributed across 19 cities, counties, and districts nationwide, and the company also operates and manages power plants built through the energy investment platform "MoHat." Regionally, the share of power plants was as follows: North Gyeongsang Province (25.6%), the Seoul Metropolitan Area (18.1%), South Gyeongsang Province (16.9%), South Chungcheong Province (11.7%), North Chungcheong Province (7.8%), and South Jeolla Province (7.5%).

This ability to integrate distributed resources is attracting attention, intertwined with structural changes in the electricity market. The domestic renewable energy market is facing institutional reforms that will shift profitability from power generation itself to forecast accuracy and controllability. As the introduction of a real-time bidding market is being discussed, the semi-central power generation system to be implemented in the Honam region in March of this year is being evaluated as a step toward verifying the ability to respond to output control instructions.

In a real-time bidding system, imbalance penalties are imposed if power generation forecast errors or bids fall short. Consequently, the VPP operational capacity, which combines multiple distributed power plants into a single system for forecasting and control, is emerging as a key factor influencing power generation company revenue volatility.

SolarOnCare handles the entire process of prediction, monitoring, and control within a single system, based on years of accumulated power plant operation data and regional weather patterns. Its proprietary AI model analyzes real-time operation data to predict regional power output patterns and simultaneously controls power plants connected to the platform in response to power exchange dispatch instructions.

Furthermore, by monitoring the status of all power plants in real time and detecting signs of equipment abnormalities early, the potential for reduced operating rates is reduced. The company explained that it has established a system that simultaneously manages the risks of revenue loss due to forecast errors and equipment failures.

Starting with the implementation of the semi-central dispatch system, H Energy plans to enhance its platform capabilities to respond to future policy changes, such as the introduction of a real-time bidding market. CEO Ham Il-han stated that the renewable energy market is shifting toward a competitive landscape centered on prediction and control capabilities, and announced plans to strengthen its data- and AI-based operational system to expand the role of VPP infrastructure.