Electricity Demand in December 2004 (Bulletin)

2005/1/21
FEPC

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

Total demand in December was up 1.4% to 67.4 billion kWh across the 10 companies.

Demand Excluding Extra High Voltage Demand

Despite decreased demand for heating caused by higher temperatures from early to mid-December, lighting demand posted an increase of 2.6% due to a longer meter-reading period. Commercial demand, however, posted a decline of 0.4%.

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
(December)		 Prev. 3 Months
November October September
Volume Demand excl.
Extra High Voltage
Demand		 Lighting 21,342 19,735 20,124 23,534
Power 18,531 18,248 20,613 24,219
Lighting & Power Total 39,873 37,983 40,737 47,753
Extra High Voltage Demand 27,488 27,585 28,752 30,172
Total Electricity Sales 67,361 65,568 69,489 77,925
Large industry 21,863 22,032 22,806 23,370
Year-on-Year Change Demand excl.
Extra High Voltage
Demand		 Lighting 102.6 100.0 102.2 103.2
Power (99.3) (100.2) (101.8) (101.2)
Lighting & Power Total (101.0) (100.1) (102.0) (102.2)
Extra High Voltage Demand (102.0) (102.6) (102.8) (102.9)
Total Electricity Sales 101.4 101.2 102.3 102.5
Large industry 101.8 102.3 102.3 102.8
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 December was up for the twelfth consecutive month, increasing by 1.8%. The rise was due to firm performance in the chemicals, the steel, the machinery and the non-ferrous metals sectors.

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

(Units: mkWh, %)
  This Month (December) Prev. 3 Months
Volume Year-on-Year
Change		 November October September
Textiles 242 97.3 99.1 95.7 98.2
Paper & Pulp 805 99.2 95.2 98.9 99.1
Chemicals 2,252 105.8 100.9 102.7 101.0
Ceramics 929 99.2 95.9 96.9 96.9
Steel 3,044 103.4 103.9 108.3 103.8
Non-Ferrous Metals 1,101 101.7 99.8 101.1 103.5
Machinery 5,660 102.8 105.1 103.6 105.6

(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 2.3 1.8      

December 2004 Lighting & Power Demand by Co. & Use

(Units: mkWh, %)
  December
Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9-Co. Total Okinawa 10-Co. Total
Results Lighting 992 1,932 7,236 2,648 565 3,571 1,391 709 2,101 21,145 197 21,342
Power 861 1,870 5,778 2,691 624 2,859 1,147 673 1,789 18,292 239 18,531
Commercial Power 440 872 3,257 1,038 270 1,413 539 326 864 9,019 147 9,166
Small industry 338 913 2,322 1,460 321 1,333 527 280 824 8,318 66 8,384
Lighting & Power Total 1,853 3,802 13,014 5,339 1,189 6,430 2,538 1,382 3,890 39,437 436 39,873
Extra High Voltage Demand 640 2,437 9,217 4,483 982 4,608 2,069 763 2,202 27,401 87 27,488
Total Electricity Sales 2,493 6,239 22,231 9,822 2,171 11,038 4,607 2,145 6,092 66,838 523 67,361
Large Industry 436 2,040 6,818 3,902 853 3,528 1,832 629 1,753 21,791 72 21,863
Year-on-
Year Change 		Lighting 100.2 100.0 99.7 105.7 99.8 105.9 103.8 101.6 108.2 102.6 101.9 102.6
Power (100.3) (98.6) (97.8) (99.9) (97.0) (100.7) (101.1) (98.8) (101.2) (99.3) (100.0) (99.3)
Commercial Power (100.3) (98.7) (98.4) (100.3) (98.7) (100.7) (101.6) (99.6) (101.6) (99.6) (98.9) (99.6)
Small industry (98.4) (99.6) (97.4) (99.6) (96.3) (100.8) (101.2) (98.6) (100.7) (99.2) (99.5) (99.2)
Lighting & Power Total (100.3) (99.3) (98.8) (102.7) (98.3) (103.5) (102.5) (100.2) (104.9) (101.0) (100.9) (101.0)
Extra High Voltage Demand (102.9) (102.1) (99.7) (102.3) (107.1) (101.4) (107.2) (105.6) (104.0) (102.0) (103.7) (102.0)
Total of Electricity Sales 100.9 100.4 99.2 102.5 102.1 102.6 104.6 102.1 104.6 101.4 101.3 101.4
Large industry 97.9 100.8 100.1 101.4 106.5 102.0 107.0 105.2 102.4 101.8 103.5 101.8
Prev. 3 Months (10-Co. Total)
November October September
19,735 20,124 23,534
18,248 20,613 24,219
9,117 10,414 12,318
8,259 9,409 11,100
37,983 40,737 47,753
27,585 28,752 30,172
65,568 69,489 77,925
22,032 22,806 23,370
100.0 102.2 103.2
(100.2) (101.8) (101.2)
(102.2) (103.3) (101.8)
(99.0) (100.8) (100.8)
(100.1) (102.0) (102.2)
(102.6) (102.8) (102.9)
101.2 102.3 102.5
102.3 102.3 102.8
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).