Impact of rural electrification is picking up

which has changed the energy structure and significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions in rural areas. At present

due to separation management of agricultural and energy systems

agricultural cost is high

and new energy consumption in the local microgrid is small

but carbon emission is high. We propose a novel optimal operation strategy for a rural microgrid considering greenhouse load control

which is greenhouse environment control. We establish a greenhouse load control model

including an artificial lighting model

a heating load model

and a load shifting model. Our characteristic work is to establish a carbon dioxide model of greenhouse consumption

and we build a unique optimal operation model of a rural microgrid by combining control of carbon dioxide and control of the energy system. We simulate a rural microgrid with wind power

photovoltaic

gas-fired boiler

and cogeneration system. Summer and winter scenarios are used for analysis

as energy consumption patterns in greenhouses during these seasons are highly representative. Results show the proposed optimization strategy can effectively cut operating expenses for the rural microgrid

improve rate of new energy consumption in the local microgrid

and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.