Regional energy planning — An example of Suzhou Industrial Park

Energy system planning is essential for the sustainable and low-carbon development of the society. Now the energy system planning in China is lacking in the coordination between power supply, thermal supply and gas supply, and is in less consideration of efficient and clean demand side management. This study reviews the current regional energy planning methodologies and the application progress. Then take Suzhou Industrial Park as an example in the paper, by selectively using the EnergyPLAN model and setting reasonable scenarios, so as to explore a more comprehensive and applicable objective analysis methodology.