从1998年下半年开始实施的全国城乡电网建设与改造，在推动国民经济增长的同时，也给城乡人民带来了巨大的实惠。据统计，3年中，电网改造完成的大部分地区，电价每千瓦时降低了0.1元至0.3元，每年可减轻农民负担300多亿元。去年全社会用电量增长9.7%，其中，县及县以下用电量 The nationwide urban and rural power grid construction and transformation that began in the second half of 1998 has brought tremendous benefits to both urban and rural people while promoting the growth of the national economy. According to statistics, in most of the regions where power grid reconstruction was completed in the past three years, the electricity price was reduced by 0.1 yuan to 0.3 yuan per kilowatt-hour, which could reduce the burden on farmers by more than 30 billion yuan each year. Last year, the electricity consumption of the whole society increased by 9.7%, of which the electricity consumption at the county level and below