Selected Devices to be Subsidized in the Project to Promote Introduction of the Home Energy Management System (HEMS) - METI Holds Explanatory Meetings and Starts Public Counseling -

As part of the FY 2011 Third Supplementary Budget, METI has provided a subsidy to aid in the introduction of HEMS as a demand-side measure based on the supply conditions of electricity, such as peak cuts.

METI hereby announces that it has selected devices to be subsidized as a first adoption and has started receiving applications for counseling from consumers before distributing the subsidy. In this adoption, we selected six businesses and 11 products and will continue to select additional devices to be subsidized according to requests from businesses.

For general information and details on the project, such as how to apply for the subsidy, visit the website of the Sustainable open Innovation Initiative (SII), which is implementing the project (http://sii.or.jp/) (in Japanese).

1) The amount of the subsidy: ¥100,000 (fixed amount)

• However, METI also subsidizes the expenses for devices with a receipt price below 100,000 yen, rounded down to the nearest 1,000 yen.
• In principle, the subsidy, namely, this fixed amount, will be reduced reflecting the prevailing rate in the market as of about April 2013.
• The total budget for this subsidy is 3 billion yen, including the subsidy for promoting introduction of the building and energy management system (BEMS).

2) Eligible applicants

• Individuals who live in civilian homes in Japan and intend to install the devices designated by SII in the homes
• Legal persons who rent the HEMS SII designated devices to the owners of civilian homes, such as leasing businesses

3) Items to be subsidized

- HEMS and installation costs

4) Coming Schedules (plan)

April 19:

Begin accepting applications from the public; holding an explanatory meeting (Tokyo)

Late April:

Explanatory meetings (Sendai and Osaka)

Early May:

Explanatory meetings (Nagoya, Sapporo, Hiroshima, Takamatsu, Fukuoka, and Okinawa)

* These meetings are held for businesses selling or installing the devices.

5) Duration of the Project

Until the end of FY2013, or the date when the total subsidies for the devices are expected to reach to the budget limit, including expenses for promotion and introduction of BEMS

Secretariat for HEMS Subsidy, Sustainable open Innovation Initiative (SII)

Website:

http://sii.or.jp (visit here for how to apply)

Telephone:

0570-666-073 (9:00-17:00 business hours)

Appendices (All documents are written in Japanese.)

• Appendix 1: List of the devices to be subsidized (as of April 10, 2012)(PDF:137KB)
• Appendix 2: Subsidy for the projects to promote introduction of home energy management system (Summary of FY 2011 Third Supplementary Budget)(PDF:452KB)

April 10, 2012

• Information Economy Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Division, Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy