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cities and rural areas will be brought under the management of national compulsory
energy-saving standards and gradually become part of the range of standards that
will see a reduction of 65 % in energy consumption. By strict enforcement of the
standards, around 20 million tons of coal will be saved.
3.2.2.2 Publish the Guiding Principles for Energy System Designs
in Commercial and Civil Sectors
Publish guiding principles for the energy-saving designs of heating systems in
northern areas, under which new buildings should preferentially adopt thermoelectric
central heating systems while in areas where there is no thermoelectric central
heating equipment, highly efficient dispersed heating technologies, including the
use of highly efficient heating by boiler plants or heat pumps and separate gas
furnaces, should be adopted [
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Guiding polices and principles for heating and refrigeration technologies have
also been published in the Yangtze River valley, while guiding principles for
energy utilization technology have been introduced and technical popularization
stations are established in rural areas, where government funding encourages the
research and promotion of energy utilization technologies for biomass energy and
renewable energy. New projects should be approved according to the principles and
polices mentioned above and those that fail to meet the requirements will not be
given the go-ahead.
3.2.2.3 Adjust Energy Price Mechanisms and Tax Policies
in Commercial and Civil Sectors
China will push forward a new pricing policy for household electricity in the commer-
cial and civil sectors, in which a multi-step price for electricity and water is adopted, as
parts of the effort to realize a more rational use of energy in society. An energy quota
system, under which companies or residents are penalized if they over consume and
are rewarded if do not exceed quotas, will gradually be implemented for public
buildings. Besides, China will adopt “time-of-use” electricity pricing and further
widen the range. Energy saving audit and transformation projects in the two sectors
will be financed and preferential policies introduced to guarantee the participation of
energy service companies in energy-saving efforts in commercial and residential
sectors.
3.2.2.4 Establish a Coordinated Mechanism for Various Departments
A coordinated mechanism will be introduced for commercial and residential
energy-saving efforts, between the central and local governments, while an energy
conservation panel, consisting of energy saving management departments, or a joint
mechanism will likely be established so that regular meetings can strengthen
exchanges and coordination, and guide and supervise energy conservation efforts
in the various sectors. It is expected a system will be established, under which each
department shoulders its own responsibility and at the same works together to
achieve energy conservation in the commercial and residential sectors.
