Distributed computing technology for real-time data in power grid regulation is considered to be one of the important directions in the recent development of the power industry. It involves the distribution of computing tasks to multiple computing nodes for parallel execution, aiming to handle large-scale real-time data in power grid regulation. The current application status of distributed computing technology in real-time data for power grid regulation was comprehensively analyzed in this article, and its future development trends are explored. Firstly, the characteristics and processing methods of real-time data in power grids are discussed ; then, the current state of research on distributed computing technology is examined, along with its application in the context of real-time data in power grids, and an exploration of the development of emerging distributed computing technologies and their integration into power grid applications is presented; finally, an open discussion and future outlook for the distributed computing technology of real-time data in power grid regulation are provided, based on the current research status and trends.