We are asking those of you who reside and work within Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and Tohoku Electric Power Company (Tohoku EPCO) service areas to evenly save electricity by 15% this summer. Should the supply-demand balance of electricity become tight and the possibility of the implementation of rolling blackouts become higher, the government will issue an alert for the condition of a tighter electricity supply-demand balance. In order to inform you of the alert issuance immediately, we will start the service to provide information to mobile phones and smartphones.

Distribution

If the alert for a tighter electricity supply-demand balance is issued at 18:00 on the day before the date with the possibility of rolling blackouts, notification of the tighter electricity supply-demand balance and the electricity saving actions registered in advance will be sent via e-mail.

Registration

Use the QR code below or type the URL (http://mail.setsuden.go.jp )(in Japanese) to access the website of the service and register for it.
(Registration can be made free of charge, but you need to pay the packet communication fee.)
(*) NTT DoCoMo, au, SoftBank, EMOBILE, WILLCOM

• Sample of Registration Screen
  
• Sample of Distributed E-mail
  

Distribution

If the alert for a tighter electricity supply-demand balance is issued at 18:00 on the day before the date with the possibility of rolling blackouts, push notification on the tighter electricity supply-demand balance will be provided at 18:00 on the day before date of the possible blackouts and at 8:30 on the day. In addition, notification will be also given when the alert is canceled.

Summary of smartphone application

(Application contents (4)-(6) will be added from time to time.)
(1) Push notification service when the alert for a tighter electricity supply-demand balance is issued (at 18:00 on the previous day or at 8:30 on the day) or the alert is canceled
(2) Push Notification service of implementation of rolling blackouts
(3) Automatic notification service corresponding to the electricity usage rate
- Automatic notification when the electricity usage rate exceeds 97%
- Automatic notification at the electricity usage rate set by the user when the usage rate becomes 92 to 96%
(4) "Electricity saving calendar" function to archive electricity usage in the past
(5) "Electricity saving snap" function to post photos showing ideas for electricity saving
(6) Notification function for "Electricity Forecast" or other information

How to download the program

Free-of-charge downloading is available from App Store and Android Market.

* OS on which the application works
iPhone: iOS4.3 (iPhone4, iPhone3GS); Android: Android OS 2.1/2.2

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• iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc.
• App Store is a trademark or a registered trademark of Apple Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countries.

(Note) Functions for Tohoku EPCO service area are planned to be available late July.

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  Sample of application home page
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  Sample of a notification screen to inform the alert for a tighter electricity supply-demand balance

Portal website for electricity saving "Setsuden.go.jp"

For details of the “tighter electricity supply-demand balance notification service” and a wide range of information on electricity saving, visit the portal website “setsuden.go.jp”.

July 19, 2011

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Division, Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy