Research On The Universal Service Control Of Electricity Sales Market In China

Universal service originated in the telecommunications industry,and then gradually extended to the power sector.Despite the definition of universal service,there is a basic consensus that the basic characteristics of universal services are accessible,affordable and non-discriminatory.After several years of development of China’s universal power service,the current goal of China’s universal power service has changed from meeting all people with electricity to affordable electricity,and the corresponding task of universal power service has also changed from power infrastructure construction to power demand side.However,the characteristics of the universal power service are dynamic changes.In the process of the continuous reform of China’s power system,the organization structure and operation mode of the power industry have changed,and the universal power service should also have mandatory characteristics.At the same time,due to the natural monopoly of the power industry,the profit-seeking and information asymmetry in conflict with the public welfare nature of the universal power service,it is necessary to regulate it.Combined with the current situation of universal service in China’s electricity sales market,it can be seen that China has not yet established a perfect power universal service control system,and there are problems such as dislocation of control objects,unclear control responsibilities,groundless control subjects and unclear control subjects.As for the control object of the universal power service,the current laws and norms still position the power grid enterprises as the control object.In terms of control content,there are problems in the price of power products and services,power quality,and the object scope of universal power services.In terms of control basis,there is a lack of power laws and norms such as Electricity Law and Electricity Regulatory Regulations.In terms of the control subjects,the cancellation of the electricity supervision commission leads to the confusion of the current control subjects.Through the United States,France,Japan power universal service and control status analysis,power universal service control is necessary,at the same time need to constantly improve the power universal service and control of relevant legal norms,guarantee the independence of control structure,and set up the power universal service fund to solve the compensation problem of power universal service.Based on the above experience of national power universal service control,the general service control of China’s electricity sales market should include three aspects: the reset of the control objects,the power universal service compensation,and the clear control subject.The law of universal service control in China’s electricity sales market is perfect,which should clarify the goal of the construction of the power universal service regulation,and form an electric power universal service control system with the Energy Law and the Power Law as the main body,the Power Regulation Regulations,and the relevant industry standards of the power universal service as the control behavior.The Energy Law should specify and clarify the basic elements of universal energy service control,namely,the purpose,subject,object and content of control.The Electricity Law shall supplement the relevant contents of the general services of the electricity selling market,set up independent control institutions,take the electricity selling enterprises as the control object,and clarify the control responsibilities and their legal responsibilities.The Regulations on Electricity Supervision should further refine the relevant legal norms of the general service control of the electricity sales market on the basis of the Electricity Law.In addition,the industry standards for supporting power universal services should be issued and improved as soon as possible.