There are 5 large, medium and small-sized thermal and hydro-electric power stations with an installing capacity of 1.4 million kilowatts in Xianyang area, The electricity for industry costs RMB 0.342-0.382 yuan per kwh . And for the use of residents costs RMB 0.49 yuan per kwh. The capacity of providing daily water reaches 120,000 tons in the city proper and it can meet the need of water usage for production and living by the year 2050 The water for living use costs RMB 1.16 yuan per ton and RMB 1.5 yuan per ton for industry, commerce and service business, The capacity of providing natural gas for the city is 150 million cubic meters and natural gas for residents’ living use costs RMB 1.6 yuan per cubic meters and RMB 1.5 yuan per cubic meters for industry, commerce and service business, The centralized providing heat area has reached 2 million square meters and the heat for residential areas costs RMB 3.95 yuan per square meter and RMB 4.55 yuan per square meter for education and office, and RMB 5.5 yuan per square meter for industry, commerce and service business.
