Chapter IV Jiangsu Province Energy Conservation Regulations, Energy Conservation Technology Progress and Incentive Measures

Article 40 Local people's governments at or above the county level shall determine the focus and direction of energy conservation according to local conditions, and incorporate the research, development, popularization and application of energy-saving technologies into the government's scientific and technological and high-tech industrialization development plan.

Forty-first provincial people's government department in charge of science and technology in conjunction with the competent department of energy conservation in accordance with the national energy-saving technology policy outline and the actual situation of this province, the organization of major energy-saving technology research and development and industrialization projects.

The competent department of energy conservation of the provincial people's government shall, jointly with relevant departments, organize the implementation of energy-saving demonstration projects and key energy-saving projects, and guide the popularization and application of energy-saving technologies.

Article 42 The competent department of energy conservation of the provincial people's government shall, jointly with the relevant departments, formulate and publish the catalogue of energy-saving technologies and products that are encouraged to be popularized according to the catalogue of energy-saving technologies and products promulgated by the state and combined with the actual situation of this province, so as to guide energy-using units and individuals to use advanced energy-saving technologies and products.

Forty-third encourage and support the development of energy-saving service industry, establish and improve the energy-saving service system, and improve the scientific and technological innovation ability and service level of energy-saving service institutions.

Encourage energy-saving service institutions to adopt contract energy management methods to provide consulting, evaluation, testing, design, operation and management services for the equipment and technology energy-saving transformation of the entrusting unit.

Energy-saving service institutions shall objectively and fairly provide relevant data and analysis reports on energy consumption per energy-using unit.

Article 44 Local people's governments at or above the county level shall set up special funds for energy conservation to support the demonstration and promotion of new energy-saving technologies and products, the implementation of key energy-saving projects, the construction of voluntary energy-saving agreement mechanism, energy management under contract, energy-saving publicity and training, information services, commendation and awards, etc.

Article 45 The production and use of energy-saving technologies and products listed in the promotion catalogue and in line with the financial subsidy policy will be supported through financial subsidies.

Introduce advanced energy-saving technologies and equipment, and give tax and other policy support in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state and the province.

Forty-sixth local people's governments at or above the county level shall arrange funds for research and development of energy-saving technologies in science and technology funds.

Key energy-saving technological progress projects determined by the state and the province shall be supported in terms of credit, taxes and fees according to law.

Forty-seventh provincial people's government to implement energy-saving pricing and charging policies to guide energy-using units to save energy.

For enterprises in major energy-consuming industries, a differential electricity price system shall be implemented.

Forty-eighth energy-using units should arrange certain funds for their own energy-saving incentives. Incentive funds are extracted from the saved energy value according to law and included in the production cost.