Resident ladder electricity prices will be implemented next month

The National Development and Reform Commission drafted the “Guidance on Implementing Stepped Price of Residents' Live Electricity (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)” and announced it on October 9 in full, soliciting opinions from the society. The basic principle is that the residents who use less electricity should bear less, and those who use more electricity should bear more.

According to the two proposals put forward in the Opinion Draft, 15%-20% of households using electricity are priced at 5 cents per kWh, and up to 10% of households with high electricity consumption may be raised by more than 0.2 yuan per kWh.

According to the process announced by the National Development and Reform Commission, the residents' ladder price will be implemented as early as November of this year.

The National Development and Reform Commission stated that for a long time, China adopted a low-price policy for residents' electricity prices, which did not reflect the principle of fair burden, nor could it reasonably reflect the value of electric energy resources, and was not conducive to resource conservation and environmental protection.

The residents' ladder price is divided into three levels. The first level of electricity is determined according to the basic electricity demand of the residents. The second level of electricity reflects the normal and reasonable demand for electricity. The second level of electricity is used as the third level of electricity, reflecting higher quality of life. Electricity demand. The standard of electricity splitting shall be determined by the province (region, city) as a unit, and shall be determined according to the ratio of residential households covering electricity consumption. The price of electricity was increased by sub-files. The price of the first-tier electricity price was basically maintained at a relatively low price level. The second-order electricity price was gradually adjusted to compensate for the reasonable cost-plus-income level of the power company. The price of electricity in the initial stage was increased by about 10% on the current basis. The third-tier price reflects the scarcity of resources and environmental costs, and gradually adjusts to 1.5 times the second-tier price. It is worth noting that the final price is controlled at about 1.5 times the second-tier price.

In the draft, two options are proposed. In Option One, the first-stage electricity is determined according to the average monthly electricity consumption of the 70% residential electricity users, the threshold is 110 degrees per month, and the monthly average electricity consumption of 70% of the households is guaranteed to be less than the first-storage electricity level. According to the average monthly electricity consumption of 90% residential electricity consumers, the threshold is 210 degrees per month, and the third level is the electricity beyond the second level. The first-tier power price remained basically stable, the second-tier price increase was not less than 5 cents per kWh, and the third-tier price increase was not less than 0.2 yuan per kWh.

In scheme 2, the first-stage power is determined according to the coverage of 80%, the threshold is 140 degrees/month, the second-level power is determined according to the coverage of 95%, the threshold is 270 degrees/month, and the second-level or higher is the third power level. The first price of electricity is about 1 cent per kilowatt, the second price is not less than 5 cents per kilowatt hour, and the third price is not less than 0.2 yuan per kilowatt hour.

Therefore, according to the two schemes, at least 70% of households will not be affected, but up to 10% of households with high electricity consumption may be raised by more than 0.2 yuan per kilowatt-hour.

Regarding whether the first-grade electricity can meet the basic living needs of most residents? According to the National Development and Reform Commission, the country uses the coverage method to calculate the average monthly electricity consumption of 80% of residents.

With regard to the consumption pressure of ordinary households and the impact on CPI after the implementation of ladder electricity prices, it is particularly worthy of attention.

Lin Boqiang, director of the Xiamen University Energy Economic Research Center, told Shanghai Securities News that the program has little impact on CPI. On the one hand, residential electricity consumption accounts for less than 14% of the total electricity consumption in the society, and in particular, residents' electricity prices account for a relatively small portion of the CPI. On the other hand, the price adjustment is only less than 10% of the users' impact. Large, no effect or less impact on most families.