2024 is MKS sportsthe concluding year of Qingdao's three-year clean heating pilot initiative in northern China. With an additional 110,000 electric heating customers, Qingdao now leads Shandong Province in electric heating growth. The State Grid Qingdao Power Supply Company is fully committed to providing supporting services for electric heating and contributing to the successful completion of Qingdao's clean heating demonstration city construction.
Hebei Yangtou village, located in Longquan street of Jimo district, Qingdao, has 460 households. By the end of December 2024, the village achieved full electric heating transformation across all households. Despite the biting cold of winter, the home of villager Luan Liange is warm and cozy, where friends comfortably gather for tea and conversations in comfort. Zhu Pengyu and Fan Juntao, employees of the Longquan Power Supply Office, voluntarily conducted on-site inspections to ensure the safety of electric heating equipment.
Employees of the State Grid Qingdao Power Supply Company help electric heating customers check for potential electrical safety hazards.
"This year, our village adopted electric heating as a modernization upgrade. I did the math and found that switching from coal heating to electric heating saves me approximately 1,000 yuan ($138) annually. It heats up quickly, functions efficiently, and eliminates the daily hassle of handling coal ash. It's cost-effective and environmentally friendly," Luan Liange explained to the visiting Zhu Pengyu.
Employees of the State Grid Qingdao Power Supply Company help electric heating customers check for potential electrical safety hazards.
The large-scale transformation to electric heating has placed significant demands on the distribution network's capacity. The State Grid Qingdao Power Supply Company has proactively planned and strengthened the rural power grid structure, to prepare for the substantial rise in winter heating demand. From 2022 to 2024, the company invested a total of 210 million yuan, building and upgrading 102 kilometers of 10 kV lines and adding 33.3 million kVA of distribution transformers. This ensures that grid upgrades are completed before each heating season, ensuring reliable power supply for the community's heating needs.
Employees of the State Grid Qingdao Power Supply Company visit households to inspect the electrical safety of electric heating systems.
A strong and reliable distribution network is the foundation, but delivering high-quality service for electric heating remains a top priority. The State Grid Qingdao Power Supply Company has established an emergency service system known as the "33324" mechanism: reaching the site within 30 minutes for fault repairs, completing fault resolution within 3 hours, providing round-the-clock emergency standby in three shifts, providing 24-hour real-time customer support. The company monitors the operation of 1,125 10 kV lines and 14,000 transformer stations that serve electric heating customers, improving fault repair response times comprehensively.
An increasing number of villagers are transitioning from traditional coal heating to electric heating, highlighting significant progress in China's clean heating initiatives across northern regions. This gradual shift represents a meaningful transition toward a greener and low-carbon lifestyle.
