Spatiotemporal perspectives on urban energy transitions: a comparative study of three cities in China

Urban Transformations

Table 2 Background information for Foshan, Rizhao, and Wuxi (all data compiled from the National Bureau of Statistics of China, except where indicated)

		*Foshan*	*Rizhao*	*Wuxi*
*Basic characteristics (2016)*	*Location*	Southeast; coastal	Northeast; coastal	East; coastal-inland
	*Administrative status*	Prefecture-level city	Prefecture-level city	Prefecture-level city
	*Province*	Guangdong	Shandong	Jiangsu
	*GDP* (billion yuan)	801.0	180.2	921
	*Population* (million)	7.43	2.99	6.53
	*Area* (km²)	3797	5358	4627
	*Solar energy potential*^a	In “solar-rich” category (Category III)	In “solar-rich” category (Category III)	In “solar-rich” category (Category III)
*Main drivers of solar innovation*		A boom in household PV installations	Co-evolution of solar technology and urban planning	Adjustment of industrial policy to household practices
*Energy profile (2016)*^b	*Total energy consumption (10,000 tons of standard coal equivalent)*	1740	2694	3800^c
	*Coal consumption (10,000 tons)*	1088	1115	2559
	*Electricity consumption (100 million kWh)*	287.4	177.0	638.7

^a http://www.nea.gov.cn/2014-08/03/c_133617073.htm;
National Research Council. (2011). The power of renewables: opportunities and challenges for China and the United States. National Academies Press. (page. 45)
^bSource: Foshan statistical yearbook 2017; Rizhao statistical yearbook 2017; Wuxi statistical yearbook 2017
^cThis figure of Wuxi is for the year of 2015

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