- METI Measures and Requests in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake
- Electricity Supply-Demand Measures
Electricity Supply-Demand Measures
- METI to Open a Market for Bidding for Electricity Interchangeable over a Wide Area during Summer (24 May, 2013)
- Electricity Supply-Demand Measures this Winter(PDF:27KB)
- Electricity Supply-Demand Measures this Winter (Outline) (PDF:72KB)
- Electricity Supply-Demand Outlook & Measures in Summer 2012(PDF:427KB)
- Points of “Electricity Supply-Demand Measures this Summer” (PDF:94KB)
- Announcement of Major Issues for Discussion by the Task Force on the Reform of Electric Power Systems (27 December, 2011)
Electricity Saving
Your cooperation with saving electricity would be greatly appreciated.
- Statement by the Minister Edano regarding start of electricity saving period in areas served by KEPCO (10% or more targeted) and Kyushu EPCO (5% or more) and request for cooperation
- Results of electricity saving measures taken by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for the summer 2011
- METI will start “COOLBIZ TECH” project
- Starting services to send tighter electricity supply-demand balance notifications to mobile phones
- Actual implementation of demand side measures, such as an alert for tighter electricity supply-demand balance and start of operation of an electricity saving portal site, etc (within TEPCO and Tohoku EPCO service areas)
- METI’s electricity saving action plan
- Promotion of electricity saving education
- Launch of the “electricity saving support project for small customers” and the “electricity saving hotline” (telephone consultation office)
- Explanatory meetings of electricity saving for small customers
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Regarding Putting into Effect the Restriction of Electricity Use Based on Article 27 of the Electricity Business Act
- Restriction of electricity use based on Article 27 of the Electricity Business Act to be relaxed
- Regarding Putting into Effect the Restriction of Electricity Use Based on Article 27 of the Electricity Business Act
Electricity Supply-Demand Review Meeting
<Electricity Supply-Demand Emergency Response Headquarters>
<Provisional Translation by METI>
(November 24)
(November 1)
- Electricity Supply-Demand Measures for this winter (PDF:28KB)
- (Appendix 1) Electricity supply-demand balance in this winter (PDF:73KB)
- (Appendix 2) Control of maximum electricity use (kW) during peak periods and times (in Japanese)(PDF:186KB)
- (Appendix 3) The concept of alleviation of restriction, which was introduced when Article 27 of the Electricity Business Act applied to TEPCO and Tohoku EPCO areas during the summer 2011 (in Japanese)(PDF:109KB)
- (Appendix 1) Electricity supply-demand balance in this winter (PDF:73KB)
(October 14)
(July 20)
(May 13)
- Outline of “Electricity supply-demand measures in summer time” (PDF:78KB)
- Electricity supply-demand measures in summer time (PDF:170KB)
- Emergency safety measures and electricity supply-demand measures by Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. in this summer (PDF:50KB)
(April 8)
- Outline of Electricity Supply-Demand Measures in Summer Time(Draft) (PDF:120KB)
- Specific Examples of Electricity Saving in Summer (PDF:236KB)
- Electricity Supply-Demand Measures in Summer Time (PDF:353KB)
(March 25) The following are materials submitted by METI.
- Situation of Rolling Blackout Implementation (PDF:48KB)
- Forecast and Measures for Future Electricity Supply and Demand in TEPCO Areas (PDF:101KB)
- Near-term electricity supply-demand forecast in TEPCO areas (PDF:120KB)
Basics of Electricity Supply and Demand
Basics of Electricity Supply and Demand (PDF:923KB)(April 26)
- Contents
1. Supply and Demand of Electricity
2. kWh (Represented by Area) and kW (Represented by Height)
3. Mechanism of Electricity Service Delivery and Scope of Planned Power Outage
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Last updated:2013-05-27