Beijing plans for power shortage

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BEIJING, May 31 -- Beijing will not impose compulsory brownouts or power-downs for factories this summer despite a predicted energy shortage, a senior city official said yesterday.

    "Peak power consumption is expected to top 12.2 million kilowatts, or 14.6 per cent higher than last year," said Zhang Gong, vice-director of the Beijing Development and Reform Commission.
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    Speaking at a press conference Zhang said the electricity shortage during peak periods this summer could reach 5 million kilowatts, or even 7.3 million kilowatts in some parts of the capital.
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    Limited power generation, slow grid construction, a rapid increase in consumption, skyrocketing prices for coal and hydro-electric power and uncertain weather will create a sharp contradiction between demand and supply, Zhang warned.

    To deal with the shortage, Beijing's local government will shift from administrative control measures to a long-term technology-oriented plan, said the official.

3 I( C/ o9 N* B: }' |% c: ?    "Beijing's grid is a typical power recipient, which means two-thirds of its electricity comes from other provinces," said Chen Tiecheng, a commission official in charge of power and coal management.
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    Li Tongzhi, vice-general manager of the Beijing Electric Power Company, told reporters that the city has invested 1.53 billion yuan (US$189 million) in upgrading the capital's grid so far this year.
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    Beijing also use pricing leverage to try to level consumption, said Zhang, adding that factories would be encouraged operate outside peak power-usage hours.
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    At peak hours, power costs 1.1 yuan (US$0.14) per kilowatt-hour, versus a lowest off-peak price of 0.26 yuan (US$0.03).
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    "Such measures have greatly reduced the power consumption load in the city over the past two years," said Zhang, adding that a compensation system would be adopted for firms which voluntary adjust their consumption.

. d/ U0 g" T: \7 ]0 U5 f    Other measures will include differential seasonal power prices, raising the temperature of air conditioners, and installing ice air conditioners which stockpile ice during non-peak hours.

5 C% B1 z8 g; ]$ }9 o5 P    Schools, hospitals and government and military units will adopt differential seasonal power prices next year to conserve electricity, said the official.
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1 ~" j  u9 l( D; B  V    "Air conditioners in government offices should be kept at 26 C at the minimum," said Chen.
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    "Through this, hundreds of thousands of kilowatts-hours of the peak hour power consumption load can be saved."

$ S+ E) |) a' t  c% E1 b+ ?    The municipal government will map out compulsory standards that request every new building whose refrigeration area surpasses 30,000 square metres to install ice air conditioners, added Zhang.

4 c" l( t0 s+ I! K, m    At present there are 51 ice air conditioners in Beijing. There are expected to be 78 by the end of the year, saving 50,000 kilowatts-hours of power consumption during peak times.

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xdxyyt

呵呵，可以练英语了......................

绿色风暴

没有中翻译啊?怎么搞的哦斑竹?????

唐玮

貌似最近北京的日用电负荷又有新纪录啦。

bpxiang

老大可否翻译，以便其他人学习呀？

liuqingrui

非常有用的信息啊。
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哈哈，还需要我给管理员评分吗？

liuqingrui

大家还是按同一个评价标准吧，学分、金币、论坛资料都给予同等的增加。

norika

恩，不过好帖子也有档次之分，标准的确定，应该像admin反映一下

adaboost

今年供电紧张是全国较普遍的现象。