Determinants of public acceptance of tiered electricity price reform in China: Evidence from four urban cities
Determinants of public acceptance of tiered electricity price reform in China: Evidence from four urban cities
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DOI：
10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.09.002
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发表时间：
2012-03
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11.2
通讯作者：
Zhaohua Wang;Bin Zhang;Yixiang Zhang
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作者：
Zhaohua Wang;Bin Zhang;Yixiang Zhang
分级电价改革是中国家庭节约用电的一项规划政策。基于TEP，提供了多个价格层次，当用电量超过每个层次的上界时，将收取额外费用。然而，各价格层的最优水平和实施TEP的机构需要进一步研究，这些都是在考虑居民的负担能力和支付意愿的基础上确定的。因此，本文旨在探讨公众接受TEP意愿的决定因素，并找出可接受的溢价范围。我们在中国四个城市进行问卷调查，收集数据，并采用普通回归模型进行分析，以确定公众接受TEP的驱动因素和障碍。结果表明，中等收入者是最反对TEP的群体。在实施TEP的过程中，不应只关注经济因素，而应突出公众的环保意识，因为成本在本研究中并不是统计上显著的决定因素。此外，根据我们的研究结果，城市公众可接受的TEP溢价率可能低于0.05元/千瓦时。
Tiered electricity price (TEP) reform is a planning policy for household electricity conservation in China. Based on TEP, several price hierarchies are provided, and additional payment will be charged if the electricity consumptions exceed the upper bound of each hierarchy. Yet, the optimal level of each price tier and the institutions for implementing TEP need further research, which are set on the basis of considering residents’ affordability and willingness to pay. Therefore, this paper aims at exploring determinants of public willingness to accept TEP and finding out the acceptable range of premium. A questionnaire survey in four urban cities of China is conducted to collect data, and an ordinary regression model is adopted in our analysis to identify the drivers and barriers to general public’s acceptance of TEP. The results show that middle income earners are the groups that are mostly opposed to TEP. Rather than just focusing on economic factors, public environmental awareness should be highlighted during the implementation of TEP, because cost is not a statistically significant determinant in this study. Moreover, the public acceptable rate of premium of TEP in the urban cities, according to our research results, may be below .05RMB/kWh.