National residential electricity consumption fell 0.3% year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2026, the first negative growth in ten years

According to a report by Yicai on October 22, from January to September 2026, nationwide urban and rural residents' household electricity consumption was 123.46 billion kilowatt-hours, down 0.3% year-on-year — the first decline for the same period in nearly ten years.

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2026-10-23 17:02 · 10月22日第一财经报道，2026年前三季度全国城乡居民生活用电量同比下降0.3%，为近十年同期首次负增长。

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Sayings · 2026-10-23 17:00 On October 22, Yicai reported that in the first three quarters of 2026, national urban and rural residential electricity consumption fell 0.3% year on year, the first negative growth in the same period in nearly a decade.

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