Abstract In the polymorphic network for smart grid, the end-to-end latency performance analysis of delay-sensitive power control services such as differential protection and distributed power regulation is a crucial component in the intelligent control and management of power network slicing. In this paper, based on a detailed analysis of end-to-end delay factors of power control service, the distributed power regulation pilot project is taken as a typical application scenario of power control service, and the end-to-end delay of such service is theoretically derived and analyzed in detail by using network calculus theory. Numerical verification shows that the end-to-end delay performance of the power control service is positively correlated with the number of concurrent data streams and the number of subsystems and negatively correlated with the system service rate. Compared with the burst degree of the current data streams, the burst degree of other data streams significantly impacts the end-to-end delay calculation results of the current data flow.