CCTV News: According to the National Energy Administration, in September, the entire society consumed 899.7 billion kilowatt hours of electricity, a year-on-year increase of 1.2%.Looking at electricity consumption by industry, the primary industry consumed 13.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%.The electricity consumption of the secondary industry was 580 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 1.7%; among which, the industrial electricity consumption was 575.1 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 1.8%, and the high-tech and equipment manufacturing industry consumed 116.7 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 4.6%.The electricity consumption of the tertiary industry was 185.2 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 4.9%. Among them, the electricity consumption of the charging and replacement service industry and Internet data services were 16.8 billion and 9.8 billion kilowatt-hours respectively, with growth rates of 57.0% and 35.4% respectively.The domestic electricity consumption of urban and rural residents was 121 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year decrease of 6.0%. The main reason was that affected by extreme weather such as Typhoon Sadr, the demand for cooling electricity in high-load areas such as Central China, East China, and South China dropped in early to mid-September.

From January to September, the total electricity consumption in the whole society was 8,073.4 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 3.9%.Looking at electricity consumption by industry, the primary industry consumed 118.2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, a year-on-year increase of 3.4%.The electricity consumption of the secondary industry was 5,109.8 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%; among which, the industrial electricity consumption was 5,063.2 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%, and the high-tech and equipment manufacturing industry consumed 961.9 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 8.7%.The electricity consumption of the tertiary industry was 1,610.9 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 6.8%. Among them, the electricity consumption of the charging and replacement service industry and Internet data services were 131.5 billion and 79.3 billion kilowatt-hours respectively, with growth rates of 55.4% and 41.6% respectively.The domestic electricity consumption of urban and rural residents was 1,234.6 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year decrease of 0.3%.