Have you ever wondered where the electricity you use every day comes from? For the vast number of users in Gansu and other 21 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions across the country, the daily reliance on electricity is not a single source. In our power supply, there are both thermal power with a long history, and new energy power such as wind power and photovoltaic power that have emerged in recent years.

Thermal power, as a traditional power production mode, has been the pillar of China's power supply for a long time. It burns fossil fuels to produce heat, which is then converted into electricity. However, with the improvement of environmental awareness and the concept of sustainable development, people began to look for more environmentally friendly and low-carbon electricity production methods.

As a result, wind power and photovoltaic and other new energy power came into being. They harness natural wind and solar energy and convert renewable energy into electricity through devices such as wind turbines and solar panels. This method of electricity production is not only clean and environmentally friendly, but also renewable, which is of great significance for alleviating energy shortage and protecting the environment.

In areas such as Gansu, the development of new energy power is particularly rapid. It has unique wind and solar energy resources, making wind power and photovoltaics an important part of the local power supply. However, although new energy power has been widely used in Gansu and nationwide, it cannot completely replace thermal power at present. This is because the production of new energy power is restricted by many factors such as weather conditions, equipment maintenance, energy storage technology, and can not fully ensure the stable supply of power.

Therefore, in the future development of electricity, we need to continue to strengthen the research and development and application of new energy power, and increase its proportion in power supply. At the same time, it is also necessary to strengthen the environmental protection transformation and technological upgrading of traditional power production methods such as thermal power to achieve diversified and sustainable development of power supply. Only in this way can we better meet the people's demand for electricity for a better life and promote sustained and healthy economic and social development. Editor/Xu Shengpeng