There's a rumor on the internet that rural electricity prices have changed since november, and there's a lot of talk about the price of the ladder being cancelled, and there's some saying that every time electricity goes up, and my neighbor's aunt has a bill for electricity, and the next night he asks, "how does it work
There are rumors, but you have to ask me, it's not like that。
What's november? The real policy began on 1 january of this year, and you are now about half a year late. Moreover, it is not necessary to raise prices at all; it is a benefit for families with more than five people who can use 100 degrees of cheap electricity per month and save hundreds of dollars a year. But that's the problem. A lot of people don't even know where to apply for it, and they just throw it in the water。
It'll take years to talk about this policy. In june 2021, guangdong began piloting a "multi-population" electricity price discount, when it was established that an additional 100 degrees per month could be applied for at the same address for more than five people. What do you mean, a battery? It's the cheapest one, about 50 cents more, 5 cents less than the second and 30 cents less than the third。
You know, a month more than 100 degrees cheap power, 1,200 degrees a year, at the maximum margin, could save 360 bucks a year. It's not a small amount. It's enough to buy a few bags of fertilizer. But guangdong was a pilot at the time, and the rest of the provinces were still quiet, so few people knew。
The real big push was late last year. In december 2024, sichuan province reform commission issued a communication stating that the "multi-population" policy had been implemented throughout the province since 1 january 2025. What are the conditions? It's simple. You can apply if you have five people on your family accountbook or actually live together. Five people give an additional 100 degrees a month of electricity, more than five, plus 30 degrees each。
As you can see, six people live in households with 130 degrees more cheap power per month; seven people are 160 degrees more. The more people get saved。
Jiangsu's moving slowly, but he's coming. On 6 january this year, the commission for the rehabilitation of jiangsu province also issued a circular, although they began implementation on 1 february. Jiangsu has also created an innovation, which used to require that the account be kept together, which is now relaxed, so long as it is in the same city, even if it is not on a book, and if it proves that you live together。
What kind of information would you like to prepare for the application
This policy has in theory benefited millions of families throughout the province. But guess what? Policy's been on the ground for almost six months, and there's a lot of people who really apply。
A friend of mine worked at the power company, and he told me that at least 1,000 families were eligible in that area, but less than 200 had applied to date. What's going on? There's a lot of people who don't know about this policy, they don't know about it, they don't know what to do。
The village brother li is a typical example. Seven members of his family, two of them with their son-in-law and three grandchildren, were normally on the fridge, television and air conditioners, and had electricity up to 500 degrees per month in the summer. At normal steps, the first is $0. 52 per degree at 230 degrees, the second is $0. 57 per degree at 231 to 400 degrees and the third is $0. 82 per degree above 400 degrees。
Big brother lee's house has 500 degrees of electricity per month, with 230 degrees in one basket for more than 119 dollars, 170 degrees in the second tranche for more than 96 dollars, and 100 degrees in the third tranche for 82 dollars, plus nearly 300 dollars。
But if you apply for "a multi-household", seven people can increase their electricity by 160 degrees per month to 390 degrees. His family had 500 degrees of electricity per month, 390 degrees of electricity at a level of one, and 110 degrees of electricity at a level of two, which amounted to more than $62, totalling approximately $265, saving more than $30 a month and $400 a year。
The problem is that brother li still doesn't know about this policy and is paying 300 bucks a month。
Even worse, the old wang's house next door is also seven people, with electricity similar to big brother li's. If brother li finds out, he can't hurt himself。
Now the online term "a major change in november" is probably mixed with the timing of implementation of policies in different provinces, or with the readjustment of summer and winter electricity prices. There are parts of the north that do adjust the price of electricity for the heating season in november, such as henan and shandong, where the amount of electricity in the heating season points to 280 from 230 degrees, but this is not the same as the "multi-population" policy。
It's not that complicated. The core consists of five or more families, applying to the power company or to the app on their mobile phone, submitting an account book, a real-estate certificate or a rental contract, confirming that you live together。
It's not too much of a problem. Now there's a lot of places on the net or the net or the south, where you can find a multi-population feature, take a picture and upload the material, and you can do it in three working days. If you don't go to the office with your mobile phone and your id, the staff can do it for you, at most。
But that's the simplest thing. Many would rather pay dozens more per month than spend 10 minutes to learn about policy。
At the end of the day, it is not a matter of bad policy or difficulty, but of poor publicity. Despite the notice, the power company has posted on the website or posted a notice in the office, and few people can actually see it. A lot of people don't even use smart phones. Where do you want them to go
It's not too late to know. If you've got a lot of people in your family, find out when you'll be able to start this policy. It's a month's savings。
