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Consequently, a quantitative assessment of the annual peak-shaving capability of a VPP is instrumental in mitigating the peak-to-valley difference in the grid, enhancing the operational safety of the grid, and reducing grid asymmetry. This paper presents a peak-shaving optimization method for VPPs, which takes into account renewable energy uncertainty and flexible load demand response. Firstly, wind power (WP), photovoltaic (PV) generation, and demand-side response (DR) are integrated into the VPP framework. Uncertainties related to WP and PV generation are incorporated through the scenario method within deterministic constraints. Secondly, a stochastic programming (SP) model is established for the VPP, with the objective of maximizing the peak-regulation effect and minimizing electricity loss for demand-side users. The case study results indicate that the proposed model effectively tackles peak-regulation optimization across diverse new energy output scenarios and accurately assesses the peak-regulation potential of the power system. Specifically, the proportion of load decrease during peak hours is 18.61%, while the proportion of load increase during off-peak hours is 17.92%. The electricity loss degrees for users are merely 0.209 in summer and 0.167 in winter, respectively.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym17050683","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,4]],"date-time":"2025-05-04T20:42:37Z","timestamp":1746391357000},"page":"683","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Stochastic Programming-Based Annual Peak-Regulation Potential Assessing Method for Virtual Power Plants"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Yayun","family":"Qu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"China Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 100192, China"}]},{"given":"Chang","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"China Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 100192, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-7041-0902","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xiangrui","family":"Tong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Automation, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China"}]},{"given":"Yiheng","family":"Xie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Automation, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1088","DOI":"10.1109\/TSG.2024.3493818","article-title":"Multi-Timescale Security Evaluation and Regulation of Integrated Electricity and Heating System","volume":"16","author":"Zhang","year":"2025","journal-title":"IEEE Trans. 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