​State Grid Shaanxi keeps the lights on for Spring Festival reunions

As the year turns, red lanterns line streets, steamed-bun aromas fill villages and towns, families smile as they reunite and warm lights guide the way home. Amid festive family reunions, some people stand guard beside transmission towers, among substation equipment, at scenic spots and highway service areas — the cadres and employees of State Grid Shaanxi Electric Power Co.

To give the people a bright, warm and peaceful Spring Festival, State Grid Shaanxi is making every effort to ensure a reliable power supply, planning ahead and acting proactively. With precise measures and warm services, it brings light and reassurance to households.

Planning ahead to ensure power supply

The Spring Festival is both a time of reunion and an annual test of grid operation. State Grid Shaanxi has prepared in advance and put its Spring Festival power supply teams on standby.

Drones, infrared thermometers and round-the-clock online monitoring complement on-site inspections by frontline workers to guard transmission lines. In mountains, forests and icing areas, operation and maintenance (O&M) staff climb every tower and inspect every section, focusing on mountain fires, wind deviation and external damage, leaving no detail unchecked to ensure safe, stable line operation.

No livelihood matter is small. For scenic spots, transport hubs and areas with many returning residents, State Grid Shaanxi has set up "one facility, one policy" and "one household, one record" precise guarantee mechanisms, with proactive service and early connection. Every key load point has staff member on early duty, emergency generator vehicles on 24-hour standby and emergency channels open 24/7.

Tailored power supply services boost cultural tourism

Xi'an's core cultural-tourism landmark, the Grand Tang Mall, sees a Spring Festival visitor peak and sharply higher power load. State Grid Xi'an Power Supply Company has made advance arrangements, with all staff on duty; guarantee teams are stationed on site, daily inspecting distribution equipment and lighting lines, rectifying hazards promptly and ensuring bright lights and a safe, reliable power supply, so visitors can enjoy the festive atmosphere amid colorful lights.

Beyond the Grand Tang Mall, major scenic spots across the province have tailored power supply arrangements prepared in advance. From the Bell and Drum Towers to the Terracotta Warriors, from Huaqing Palace to White Deer Plain, locally called Bailuyuan, State Grid Shaanxi optimizes plans and strengthens patrols and duty based on each site's power-use features, supporting scenic-area demand and injecting power into high-quality cultural-tourism development.

As ice and snow tourism heats up, Tongchuan's Zhaojin International Ski Resort has become a popular Spring Festival destination. To keep the ice and snow economy running smoothly, State Grid Tongchuan's team is in place early and uses a 10 kV dual-circuit power supply fed by two independent sources to ensure continuous, stable operation of snow machines, cable cars and lighting. It also runs day-and-night patrols for round-the-clock supply guarantee, protecting visitors' winter activities.

Frequent charging-station inspections for worry-free green travel

At the Nanwutai Service Area in Chang'an district, O&M staff member of State Grid Shaanxi Electric Vehicle Company brave cold winds to inspect each charging pile, checking fire-extinguisher pressure, grounding and current output and removing hazards promptly. Similar inspections are carried out at major highway service areas province-wide, with staff member on duty day and night to keep chargers operating.

To meet peak charging demand from returning residents and holiday travelers, State Grid Shaanxi has released a Spring Festival travel charging guide, added mobile chargers at key service areas, used a charging big-data platform to monitor station loads in real time and negotiated with Shaanxi Communications Holding Group to open two-way service-area passages, minimizing waiting time.

Line upgrades and equipment inspections protect the holiday

In Yulin's old urban area, resident Gao Caifa thanked power workers, saying that during previous periods of peak demand he dared not run the air conditioner long, but this year's new lines made power use reliable.

Before the Spring Festival, State Grid Yulin Power Supply Company transformer-area managers He Jiamin and Mei Lijun worked eight hours in confined spaces with complex wiring to complete line upgrades in areas served by five distribution transformers, improving reliability and residents' sense of gain, happiness and security.

Similar scenes occurred in Baoji, Xianyang and Weinan. On the 35 kV Famen-Zhaogong line, workers used drones and infrared imaging to carry out thorough safety inspections. In old communities, power volunteers visited homes to check for hazards and replace aging equipment. Line upgrades improve supply hardware and warm people's hearts.

The Ankang 750 kV transmission and transformation project faces its first major Spring Festival power supply test since it began operation, with State Grid Shaanxi O&M staff fully committed. In the 750 kV Ankang Substation main control room, duty staff watch load curves and monitor equipment in real time.

Along lines, staff use a combination of on-site inspections, drone patrols and online monitoring to check for hazards and protect safe, stable grid operation. A full-chain coordinated supply system from substations to lines is fully in place, providing strong holiday support.

Livelihood services warm hearts

During the Spring Festival, State Grid Shaanxi stays people-centered, focuses on power demand and launches warm, convenient measures to provide more attentive, higher-quality power supply servicesmake supply services warmer and higher-quality.

In Weinan, Jincheng Power Supply Station staff member visited returning residents, elderly people living alone and key users, offering New Year greetings, carrying out safety inspections and sharing electrical safety reminders. In Xianyang, posters combining the 24 solar terms with supply services went viral on WeChat Moments with poetic images and service hotlines, giving publicity cultural and human warmth.

AI "Qin Electric Bro" animated shorts were well received on release; the endearing cartoon popularizes safe power use in a relaxed, accessible way, raising public awareness. All State Grid Shaanxi emergency repair vehicles display service supervision phone numbers, helping to ensure that every call and service request receives a response.

This Spring Festival, from Yan'an to Weinan, from UHV converter stations to popular scenic spots, from highway service areas to old-city alleys, countless State Grid Shaanxi workers chose to celebrate the New Year on duty, turning longing for family into careful inspections and hopes for reunion into dedicated service.