Bing Wang1,2,*, Yao Yao1, Liting He1, Xiangqian Pei1
Energy Engineering, Vol.117, No.3, pp. 111-128, 2020, DOI:10.32604/EE.2020.010474
- 10 July 2020
Abstract With the huge increase in natural gas consumption, the distortion of
natural gas prices, especially in the residential sector, is prominently shaped into
a heavy burden for public finance. Although city gate price and a price linkage
mechanism have been established, the price tolerance of residential natural gas
should be considered when the price of residential gas fluctuates with the
upstream gas price. Determinants of the price affordability of residential natural
gas consumption at different economic development levels (Beijing, Nanjing,
Zhengzhou) are investigated by field survey and online investigation and analyzed
by a factor analysis… More >