Baoji City's heating system is a metered residential area. The heating company said that the first year is a trial period and the charges based on area are reasonable.

Unreasonable. The thermal price for residents in Baoji City is 3.6 yuan/square meter per month based on the building area and 4.8 yuan/square meter per month based on the used area, which is equivalent to 24 yuan per square meter, so charging based on area is unreasonable. Baoji, known as Chencang and Yongcheng in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Province, a sub-central city of the Guanzhong Plain urban agglomeration, and a sub-central city of the Guantian Economic Zone. It is located in the western part of the Guanzhong Plain and has jurisdiction over 4 districts and 8 counties, with a total area of ??18,117 square kilometers.