[echelon]

I just looked it up because I was curious. Shanghai average temps seldom reach below freezing [1]. The average January low is 36 degF.

Is it really that big of a problem, then? If so, couldn't the government regulate use of electric heating? It's not like water pipes bursting is a huge risk.

[1] https://www.climatestotravel.com/climate/china/shanghai

[thehappypm]

That's pretty warm! That's similar weather to Atlanta, I would have imagined it's much colder in Shanghai. Average January low in New York City is 26F.

[eunos]

Unfortunately it seems Asian, which I am also have lower tolerance for cold. I and my family could barely endure below 15 degree Celsius.

[thehappypm]

Asia has some of the coldest inhabited parts of the world !