Beijing's heating is extended to March 22! How is the extension fee calculated?

Today we received two pieces of good news. In addition to the heating for residents in Xi'an being extended for another 10 days, Beijing announced that the heating will be extended to March 22. How is the extension fee calculated?

1. What exactly is going on with Beijing’s heating being extended to March 22?

On March 10, at a press conference on the prevention and control of the new coronavirus pneumonia in Beijing, Jiang Zhihui, a second-level inspector of the Municipal Urban Management Commission, said that the end time of centralized heating for urban residents in Beijing will be postponed to 24:00 on March 22.

During the extended heating period, all heating units in the city must continue to stick to their posts, strengthen heating services, and ensure safe operations. The service quality during the extended heating period must not be lower than the standards during the heating season, and the minimum indoor temperature of residents must not be lower than 18 degrees Celsius to ensure that citizens can live warmly and safely at home. The competent departments of the heating industry in each district should include the service quality during the extended heating period in the assessment of heating units in this heating season, strengthen service supervision of each heating unit, and promptly investigate and deal with issues reported by citizens, to ensure that the expected effect of extending heating to help epidemic prevention and control is achieved, and to put the city party committee and government's concern for the people into practice.

2. How is the cost of the extended heating period in Beijing calculated?

The costs incurred by extending the heating period in Xi'an will be subsidized by the municipal, district (county) governments and heating companies through consultation, and residents will not need to pay any additional fees. However, Beijing has not made any relevant explanation. If you want to know more about this, you can consult the local relevant departments.