Electricity Demand in October 2004 (Bulletin)

2004/11/19
FEPC

[Demand Overview (Total Across the 10 Power Companies)]

Total demand in October was up 2.3% to 69.5 billion kWh across the 10 companies.

Demand Excluding Extra High Voltage Demand

Commercial and lighting demand posted increases of 3.3% and 2.2% respectively. The increases were due to increased demand for cooling caused by higher temperatures in late September.

Note: Year-on-year changes in commercial power calculated by adjusting figures for the same period one year ago to match 2004 demand categories (for reference only).

Demand Volume & Change by Month & Use

(Units: mkWh, %)
  This month
(October)		 Prev. 3 Months
September August July
Volume Demand excl.
Extra High Voltage
Demand		 Lighting 20,124 23,534 25,721 22,494
Power 20,617 24,219 26,220 23,399
Lighting & Power Total 40,741 47,753 51,941 45,893
Extra High Voltage Demand 28,750 30,172 30,214 31,650
Total Electricity Sales 69,490 77,925 82,155 77,543
Large industry 22,805 23,370 22,883 24,375
Year-on-Year Change Demand excl.
Extra High Voltage
Demand		 Lighting 102.2 103.2 113.4 117.8
Power (101.8) (101.2) (113.4) (112.8)
Lighting & Power Total (102.0) (102.2) (113.4) (115.2)
Extra High Voltage Demand (102.8) (102.9) (105.0) (108.8)
Total Electricity Sales 102.3 102.5 110.2 112.5
Large industry 102.3 102.8 104.5 107.6
Note:  
1. Figures in "Large Industry" indicate itemized breakdown of included subtotals.
2. Sum of individual entries may not match reported totals exactly due to rounding.
3. Beginning April 2004, demand categories have been changed to reflect deregulation of over-500kW electricity market.
4. Figures in parentheses adjusted to match 2004 demand categories (for reference only).

(Reference) Large Industrial Demand

Large industrial user demand in October was up for the tenth consecutive month, increasing by 2.3%. The rise was due to firm performance in all sectors except the textiles, the paper & pulp and ceramics sectors. Performance in the steel sector was particularly good.

(Reference)
Demand Volume & Change by Month & Large Industry Sector

(Units: mkWh, %)
  This Month (October) Prev. 3 Months
Volume Year-on-Year
Change		 September August July
Textiles 251 96.4 98.2 98.8 100.5
Paper & Pulp 884 98.6 99.1 99.7 99.1
Chemicals 2,310 102.6 101.0 105.6 108.1
Ceramics 919 96.8 96.9 100.1 100.1
Steel 3,207 108.3 103.8 101.4 106.2
Non-Ferrous Metals 1,143 101.2 103.5 104.5 105.1
Machinery 5,989 103.6 105.6 107.2 111.4

(Reference)
Large Industry Demand Change by Month & Term

(Units: %)
  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3
FY1995 5.1 4.2 0.7 -1.0 1.6 -2.1 -0.3 -0.9 0.5 1.6 3.6 -1.1
FY1996 0.1 1.7 2.0 3.8 -0.3 2.4 3.1 3.4 2.5 4.3 -0.3 3.1
FY1997 3.9 5.1 4.4 3.5 3.5 4.7 2.4 0.7 0.1 -0.0 -1.7 -3.0
FY1998 -1.9 -3.2 -3.6 -4.1 -4.2 -3.1 -2.9 -4.5 -3.9 -5.3 -2.8 -2.1
FY1999 -3.8 -3.6 -0.6 -1.5 2.6 2.8 1.0 3.3 3.6 2.6 6.4 4.9
FY2000 3.5 4.7 4.2 5.2 5.0 1.5 2.6 2.8 2.6 3.8 -1.7 -0.3
FY2001 -0.4 -1.0 -2.3 -1.2 -4.5 -6.0 -4.7 -5.5 -6.0 -6.3 -5.2 -4.9
FY2002 -1.8 -0.4 -1.4 0.4 2.2 2.9 2.4 3.1 4.0 5.2 3.2 4.2
FY2003 2.7 1.8 0.8 -4.3 -2.6 0.8 -0.6 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 3.2 1.3
FY2004 2.2 1.3 4.6 7.6 4.5 2.8 2.3          

October 2004 Lighting & Power Demand by Co. & Use

(Units: mkWh, %)
  October
Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9-Co. Total Okinawa 10-Co. Total
Results Lighting 851 1,747 6,709 2,597 511 3,522 1,246 693 2,002 19,878 246 20,124
Power 828 1,912 6,297 3,064 599 3,446 1,295 678 2,184 20,303 314 20,617
Commercial Power 430 858 3,647 1,243 239 1,736 632 307 1,126 10,218 195 10,413
Small industry 371 971 2,488 1,664 331 1,612 589 320 974 9,320 91 9,411
Lighting & Power Total 1,679 3,659 13,006 5,661 1,110 6,968 2,541 1,371 4,186 40,181 560 40,741
Extra High Voltage Demand 705 2,448 9,687 4,710 984 4,903 2,128 781 2,304 28,650 100 28,750
Total Electricity Sales 2,384 6,107 22,692 10,371 2,094 11,871 4,669 2,152 6,490 68,830 660 69,490
Large Industry 484 2,074 7,147 4,104 859 3,757 1,849 640 1,815 22,729 76 22,805
Year-on-
Year Change 		Lighting 101.0 98.0 101.8 104.2 103.0 103.9 103.4 104.7 101.0 102.3 97.4 102.2
Power (99.7) (102.0) (102.9) (102.6) (100.4) (104.2) (100.8) (101.9) (96.2) (101.8) (98.4) (101.8)
Commercial Power (100.1) (103.4) (104.6) (103.9) (104.6) (105.6) (101.7) (105.8) (97.6) (103.4) (99.2) (103.3)
Small industry (98.7) (101.5) (101.5) (102.4) (98.6) (103.2) (100.4) (99.7) (95.5) (100.9) (94.7) (100.9)
Lighting & Power Total (100.4) (100.1) (102.3) (103.3) (101.6) (104.0) (102.1) (103.3) (98.5) (102.0) (98.0) (102.0)
Extra High Voltage Demand (106.3) (101.1) (101.7) (102.1) (106.1) (103.4) (105.3) (104.1) (104.7) (102.8) (96.9) (102.8)
Total of Electricity Sales 102.0 100.5 102.1 102.8 103.7 103.8 103.5 103.6 100.6 102.4 97.8 102.3
Large industry 103.0 99.4 101.8 101.0 105.2 104.0 105.8 102.9 102.2 102.3 98.1 102.3
Prev. 3 Months (10-Co. Total)
September August July
23,534 25,721 22,494
24,219 26,220 23,399
12,318 13,270 11,593
11,100 12,033 10,853
47,753 51,941 45,893
30,172 30,214 31,650
77,925 82,155 77,543
23,370 22,883 24,375
103.2 113.4 117.8
(101.2) (113.4) (112.8)
(101.8) (115.9) (112.6)
(100.8) (112.3) (114.4)
(102.2) (113.4) (115.2)
(102.9) (105.0) (108.8)
102.5 110.2 112.5
102.8 104.5 107.6
Note:  
1. Some figures are estimates based on Bulletin reports.
2. Figures in "Commercial Power", "Small industry" and "Large Industry" indicate itemized breakdown of included subtotals.
3. Sum of individual entries may not match reported totals exactly due to rounding.
4. Beginning April 2004, demand categories have been changed to reflect deregulation of over-500kW electricity market.
5. Figures in parentheses adjusted to match 2004 demand categories (for reference only).