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Shanghai enterprises give wide berth to green power

By Shangguan Zhoudong (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-12-29 08:43

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The green electric power mechanism, a system that asked enterprises to voluntarily buy green electric power at a higher price based on governmental promotion, hasn't gotten the expected results after more than one year of operation.

The green electric power means power generated from wind energy, solar power, terrestrial heat and other recycled energies. Currently, most of Shanghai's green electric power is from wind energy.

Statistics from the Shanghai Economic Commission showed that by the end of May this year, only 21 enterprises in Shanghai (seven were Stated-owned enterprises, others were foreign enterprises) bought 8.45 million kilowatt-hours of green electric power. In addition, 1,749 households in the city bought 267,000 kilowatt-hours of green electric power.

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The full text is available in the December Issue ofChina Energy.