Is it illegal to earn the price difference?

It is illegal to earn the difference in electricity charges.

No unit or individual may charge other fees in the electricity bill; However, if there are other provisions in laws and administrative regulations, those provisions shall prevail. Where a local fund-raising office collects additional electricity charges, the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall formulate measures in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State Council. Power supply enterprises are prohibited from charging other fees when collecting electricity charges.

The responsibilities of the property management company are:

1, property maintenance management, property management enterprises shall, in accordance with the national property management standards, carry out maintenance and technical management of the properties they manage, including housing safety and quality management, housing maintenance technical management and housing maintenance and construction management;

2. Property equipment management. Property equipment to be managed mainly includes water supply and drainage equipment, gas equipment, heating equipment, ventilation equipment and electrical equipment;

3. Property environmental management. Property management enterprises have the obligation to manage the environment of residential quarters, so that it can meet the standards set by the state, including pollution prevention, environmental cleaning and environmental greening;

4. Property management is safe. Property companies should take various measures to ensure the personal and property safety of owners and house users, manage the public security of the community, manage the fire safety of the community, and manage vehicles and personnel entering and leaving the community;

5. Liaise with the government and public institutions on public facilities.

To sum up, it is not illegal to simply pay the electricity bill, but if you work as an intermediary to earn the difference, it is suspected of breaking the law. The property company can charge the electricity fee of the community, but it is illegal to increase the price because it has no right to increase the price.

Legal basis:

Article 44 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Electric Power Law

No unit or individual may charge other fees in the electricity bill; However, if there are other provisions in laws and administrative regulations, those provisions shall prevail. Where a local fund-raising office collects additional electricity charges, the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall formulate measures in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State Council. Power supply enterprises are prohibited from charging other fees when collecting electricity charges.