Blog Tag - electricity
Beijing Electric Power recently announced a temporary hiatus on electricity purchases. This is due to a scheduled system upgrade, set to take place...
One of the most annoying frustrations about life in China when I first moved to Beijing was that electricity needed to be pre-loaded on to our house...
Paying for utilities is a pain at the best of times, but language barriers can turn what should be a simple task into a Sisyphean undertaking. Those...
[Updated Oct 18 8.35pm] A notice from our building management said that the outage will affect "the entire Hujialou area." We will continue to seek a...
Electricity Most people top up their electricity with an electricity card. In newer buildings, it’s one card per meter and one meter per apartment;...
Beijing plans to ban the burning of coal at all of its area power plants as well as high polluting fuels by the end of 2020. Um, thanks?
If coal...
When in China, do as the Chinese do. You’re embarking on a utilities journey that will most likely be in stark contrast to your previously smooth...
