A survey of stepped electricity prices in China: a slowdown in electricity growth

Recently, the "Step Electricity price", which has aroused the hot discussion in Fujian and Sichuan, has been tested for many years, and the National Development and Reform Commission intends to carry out the step-type incremental electricity price in our country on the basis of in-depth investigation and demonstration. This sparked a heated discussion about stepped electricity prices. In fact, as early as a few years ago, Sichuan, Fujian and other land has begun to pilot step-type tariff. What is the effect of implementation? How did the residents react? How to determine the first ladder?　　This reporter has investigated this.　　November 26, Fuzhou drum screen Lu Yonghui Supermarket, the public Miss Chen is buying energy-saving light bulbs. When asked by reporters, whether to consider "more electricity, electricity prices will be higher", Miss Chen puzzled to say: "Gradient electricity price?" Never noticed.　　Similarly, many people in Chengdu are not aware of this tariff policy.　　In fact, as a pilot province, Fujian province as early as 2004 on the provincial power grid directly to the residents living electricity to implement a step electricity price, Sichuan, the implementation of stepped electricity price has more than two years. Fujian province, such as provincial electricity price "ladder" has been a few years in Fukien 150-kilowatt, Sichuan 60-kilowatt hours above the start of the fare increase according to the current "Fujian Province power grid Sales Price table", residents living electricity according to 3 gradient fee: monthly electricity consumption 150-kilowatt and the following parts, per kwh 0.4463 yuan, 151-　　400-kilowatt time part is 0.4663 yuan, 401-kilowatt time above part is 0.5663 yuan, the table user does not divide the gradient, the unified price is 0.4643 yuan per kilowatt hour. July 2006, approved by the National Development and Reform Commission, Sichuan province in the implementation of a ladder-type electricity price-monthly electricity consumption in 60-kilowatt and the following parts, the electricity price does not increase; 61-100 kwh part, the electricity price increases 0.08 yuan/kwh; 101-150 kwh part, electricity price rises 0.11 yuan/kwh　　151-kilowatt hours and above, the electricity price increases 0.16 yuan/kwh. Domestic implementation of residential ladder electricity prices provinces, as well as Zhejiang, Hubei, Guizhou and other provinces. Zhejiang Province to the 1000-volt and the implementation of a household meter measurement of residents to implement the step-price and time-sharing pricing method, the peak, flat, Valley three times the price of the implementation of the ladder electricity price.　　Hubei, Guizhou to low-income families set up lifeline electricity price, the rest of the same voltage level users to perform a simple single electricity price.　　Can "step electricity price" be able to save electricity?　　Residents said "No attention", the statistics show that the slowdown in electricity consumption by reporters randomly interviewed a number of consumers, did not pay special attention to the gradient tariff. As Chen said, she never noticed the difference. According to the current electricity price meter, a family of electricity over 400-kilowatt per month, due to the gradient generated by the excess electricity costs is only 5 yuan. "The current standard is not a burden, nor will it affect my electricity habits."　　"Miss Chen thinks. But unlike Miss Chen, three generations of Wang Ye not only know that "more electricity, electricity price will be higher", but also some helpless. Many people in the family, every cool summer, Uncle Wang's home air-conditioning will open non-stop, plus other electrical appliances, electricity tariffs up to four hundred or five hundred yuan per month. When it comes to solutionsThe way, Wang Ye said, later to update high-power electrical appliances, will try to choose a low energy consumption model. "It touches the mind." "Consumers don't pay attention to the gradient price," said Chen Zhangwan, a professor at the School of Management at Fuzhou University. One is because electricity is the basic consumption of the People's life, and the second is because the gradient spreads to the structure of its expenditure is very small, "to let the price of the ladder to really play a role, we must protect the basic rights and interests of residents on the basis of scientific delineation of the gradient and the price difference between "Sichuan Electric Power Company's statistics show that before 2006, the average daily consumption of Sichuan residents increased by more than 12.6%, 2005 reached 18%."　　In the implementation of ladder-type electricity prices in 2007, the growth rate of only 0.11%, 2008, the growth of 8.95%; According to the lowest electricity consumption rate in 2006, the residents in 2007 save 1.16 billion kwh, 2008 years to save 800 Million-kilowatt. Sichuan Electric Power company operating department director of electricity and electricity tariffs Huang that the implementation of ladder-type electricity prices, on the one hand, to regulate electricity consumption, to achieve energy-saving emission reduction and reasonable use of electricity, on the other hand, is to ensure that the low income group electricity prices do not increase. "The burden of the price of the ladder is not big, but from the actual effect of these two years, this mechanism has reached our original intention." The most important thing is to set the basic electricity consumption and the ladder differential to be scientific and reasonable, which accords with the local reality.　　"How is the first ladder determined?" The relevant hearings must be truly useful and widely heard Huang said, "This standard at 60-kilowatt, but also the main consideration to protect the vast number of rural residents and relatively low-income groups of interests."　　"and Fujian's industry also introduced, Fujian will be the first gradient electricity price set to 150-kilowatt, combined with Fujian electricity price is lower, fully protect the middle and low-income people's electricity rights." "Ladder-style electricity prices should be supported, but standards should be set up to solicit more public opinion."　　"Chengdu Citizen Xiao Cao said.　　How to determine the price difference between gradient and gradient, especially the amount of the first gradient? "The first is the use of electricity base, must be fully investigated, according to the actual living standards of local residents and generating capacity to constitute an integrated decision-making." In addition, the differential set to science. From the situation in Sichuan, 40-50 kwh, four differential, the actual operation appears to be somewhat complicated. If the 3 differential is set and the number is appropriately raised, it should be more conducive to the understanding of the masses and the statistics of the relevant departments.　　"Huang said. "Electricity price relationship with the livelihood of the nation, macro-control is necessary." "Chen Zhangwan that the relevant hearings must really play a role, widely listen to public opinion, can not blindly open to" listen to the rally.