NCKU's Lin states that in fact the public need not panic over increases in utility prices. "If you don't use a jacuzzi or keep your air conditioning running 24 hours a day, the increase won't have much effect," he explains. That is because the increases will fall most heavily on heavy energy consumers due to the progressive charge structure.
林憲德表示，民眾對水電漲價其實不需太惶恐，「如果你不用按摩浴缸或 24 小時開冷氣，不會有什麼影響的，」因為在目前累進費率的設計下，衝擊最大的是用電大戶。