Energy Saving News
China Faces Energy Dilemma
Like many countries in the developing world, China faces a series of fundamental dilemmas related to energy and electricity use.
Growing consumption of energy and services not only bolsters the Chinese economy, but also exposes it to volatile prices and potential disruptions in supply.
Providing electricity to rural villages alleviates energy poverty, but can also exacerbate environmental degradation and climate change.
From 2005 to 2009, the average price of retail electricity more than doubled in China, and for some regions, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has increased electricity prices.
The energy policy and energy efficiency challenges are particularly stark for many Chinese provinces.
Also, in December 2007 and January 2008, for example, 17 provinces announced shortfalls in electricity supply because of a combination of rapidly rising industrial demand for electricity, severe weather, interruptions in shipment of coal, and rising price of crude oil.
Many of these provinces curtailed electricity use by initiating rolling brownouts resulting in grave consequences for economic development.
It is accepted within China that energy efficiency is one of the best, cheapest, and quickest options of response to increases in energy demand.
A recent study revealed that the majority of the Chinese population either do not know much about energy efficiency or do not trust much of what has been done so far, particularly in energy labeling on equipment.
Chinese consumers believe that there are systematic errors among both manufacturers (that is, they lie to the government) and the governments (that is, they mismanage the program and are incompetent) in the supervision of the labeling process.
Professional energy saving services are needed within the country to help it to combat it’s energy problems.
Thursday 4th March 2010
