In the spring of 2024, a storm of controversy over gas bills swept through Chongqing and Chengdu.
The once peaceful life of residents was shattered by the sudden arrival of gas bills.
Many households have seen a staggering spike in costs after switching to a new smart gas meter.
Ms. Tian from Chongqing's Jiangbei District was one of the victims. She told:
In the past, gas bills have been stable at more than 50 yuan every month, but since the new gas meter was replaced in February this year, the bill has soared to a staggering 1.7 in March.
This made Ms. Tian feel very confused and helpless. The same situation is playing out in Chengdu.
Some Chengdu residents have also reported an unusual increase in their gas bills.
Some families have received huge bills even without using gas.
These two incidents are not isolated cases.
After in-depth investigation, we found that the gas companies in Chongqing and Chengdu are both affiliated with the same listed company. this company.
It has a large number of users across the country, and its market value was once as high as billions.
However, as the gas bill controversy continues to escalate, the company's market value has also begun to decline, and so far, more than 2.4 billion has evaporated.
In the face of complaints and questions from users, the gas company did not give a satisfactory answer.
They simply stated:
There was no problem with the gas meter and it was working fine.
But for users, such an explanation is clearly not convincing.
Epilogue:
In fact, I fully believe that the gas meter equipment is qualified: first, the manufacturer immediately stood up to declare that the equipment is qualified, and there is a detailed technical list, so far the gas company, the relevant government agencies, all say that the new equipment is no problem, there is really a problem, it should be the first time that the manufacturer found out that a large-scale recall, why let the user send it for inspection? Second, why didn't the gas company say that it was the aging of the gas meter that caused it to operate at a loss before replacing the meter, and reminded that the cost would rise, only saying that it was more convenient for users to measure more intelligently and the cost was more accurate, but that things were thunderous before saying such a statement? Third, knocking on the point, my house did not have a gas meter, nor did it install a gas closing valve, but the cost has also increased exponentially, which is not at all in line with the gas company's statement that the aging measurement of the old gas meter is not accurate (only 10 years old). Fourth, for the gas production, gas supply, gas consumption, output value, etc., which everyone is concerned about, the public comparison is to find the reason, but has been avoiding flashing, why do you mean? (gas companies have to prove that their old meter measurement is not allowed to use specific data, rather than a perfunctory sentence). To sum up, I believe that no matter whether the old gas meter or the new gas meter are qualified products, why the metering cost has doubled, the reason behind it is the gas company, or the relevant departments, I hope to give a data explanation, instead of a sentence "I have no problem, you feel that there is a problem to call a complaint or send it for inspection" to prevaricate users!