2月份全社会用电量同比增长8.6% 互联网和相关服务用电量日均同比增长25.2%

Core Viewpoint - In February, China's total electricity consumption reached 743.4 billion kilowatt-hours, marking an 8.6% year-on-year increase, with various sectors showing different growth rates [1] Electricity Consumption by Sector - The primary industry consumed 9.8 billion kilowatt-hours, up 10.2% year-on-year [1] - The secondary industry consumed 462.4 billion kilowatt-hours, reflecting a 12.4% year-on-year increase [1] - The tertiary industry consumed 142.0 billion kilowatt-hours, with a year-on-year growth of 9.7% [1] - Urban and rural residential electricity consumption totaled 129.2 billion kilowatt-hours [1] Cumulative Electricity Consumption - From January to February, total electricity consumption reached 1,556.4 billion kilowatt-hours, showing a 1.3% year-on-year increase [1] - The low growth rate in electricity consumption for the first two months was partly attributed to warmer average temperatures in January, leading to only a 0.1% year-on-year increase in residential electricity consumption [1] Sector-Specific Growth - The information transmission/software and information technology services sector saw a daily year-on-year electricity consumption growth of 13.5% from January to February [1] - Driven by advancements in artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, and 5G, the internet and related services sector experienced a daily year-on-year electricity consumption growth of 25.2% [1] - The wholesale and retail sector recorded a daily year-on-year electricity consumption growth of 9.0% [1] - The electric vehicle sector, particularly in charging and swapping services, saw a remarkable daily year-on-year electricity consumption growth of 40.1% [1]