Electricity Demand in July 2004 (Bulletin)

2004/8/20
FEPC

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

Total demand in July was up 12.5% to 77.5 billion kWh across the 10 companies.

Demand Excluding Extra High Voltage Demand

Commercial and lighting demand posted increases of 12.6% and 17.8% respectively, reflecting the marked difference in cooling demand between last summer, which was unseasonably cool, and this summer, which was the hottest on record.

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
(July)		 Prev. 3 Months
June May April
Volume Demand excl.
Extra High Voltage
Demand		 Lighting
22,493
17,488
19,721
22,523
Power
23,396
19,514
17,623
19,485
Lighting & Power Total
45,889
37,002
37,344
42,008
Extra High Voltage Demand
31,647
29,691
27,471
26,997
Total Electricity Sales
77,536
66,693
64,815
69,005
Large industry
24,373
23,376
21,841
21,629
Year-on-Year Change Demand excl.
Extra High Voltage
Demand		 Lighting
117.8
102.6
100.1
105.3
Power
(112.8)
(103.8)
(99.9)
(101.0)
Lighting & Power Total
(115.2)
(103.2)
(100.0)
(103.2)
Extra High Voltage Demand
(108.8)
(104.6)
(101.3)
(102.0)
Total Electricity Sales
112.5
103.8
100.6
102.7
Large industry
107.6
104.6
101.3
102.2
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 July was up for the seventh consecutive month, increasing by 7.6%. The rise was due to firm performance in all sectors except the paper & pulp sector. Performance in the machinery, the chemicals and the steel sectors was particularly good.

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

(Units: mkWh, %)
  This month (July) Prev. 3 Months
Volume Year-on-Year
Change		 June May April
Textiles 277 100.6 100.9 94.4 96.3
Paper & Pulp 826 99.1 98.1 94.2 97.0
Chemicals 2,343 108.1 104.0 104.9 102.0
Ceramics 915 100.1 98.3 99.6 97.4
Steel 2,992 106.2 106.4 104.8 103.2
Non-Ferrous Metals 1,129 105.1 102.6 101.0 100.3
Machinery 6,835 111.4 108.7 102.4 106.0

(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                

July 2004 Lighting & Power Demand by Co. & Use

(Units: mkWh, %)
  July
Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9-Co. Total Okinawa 10-Co. Total
Results Lighting
786
1,772
7,901
2,811
520
4,050
1,402
760
2,224
22,226
267
22,493
Power
819
2,088
7,514
3,342
768
3,883
1,400
920
2,344
23,078
318
23,396
Commercial Power
439
945
4,191
1,327
342
1,904
669
469
1,118
11,404
191
11,595
Small industry
348
1,022
3,060
1,854
397
1,878
667
396
1,131
10,753
100
10,853
Lighting & Power Total
1,605
3,860
15,415
6,153
1,288
7,933
2,802
1,680
4,568
45,304
585
45,889
Extra High Voltage Demand
696
2,564
10,858
5,254
1,046
5,520
2,232
821
2,539
31,530
117
31,647
Total Electricity Sales
2,301
6,424
26,273
11,407
2,334
13,453
5,034
2,501
7,107
76,834
702
77,536
Large Industry
487
2,115
7,775
4,497
887
4,021
1,968
631
1,909
24,290
83
24,373
Year-on-
Year Change 		Lighting
97.9
107.3
120.6
121.8
114.8
125.7
118.0
116.0
110.9
118.0
102.0
117.8
Power
(101.3)
(109.1)
(114.9)
(112.6)
(118.0)
(114.6)
(113.0)
(114.9)
(110.0)
(112.9)
(102.8)
(112.8)
Commercial Power
(103.1)
(109.7)
(113.7)
(111.8)
(123.3)
(113.0)
(112.6)
(119.4)
(110.6)
(112.7)
(104.0)
(112.6)
Small industry
(100.0)
(109.8)
(118.0)
(114.8)
(115.1)
(117.2)
(115.7)
(112.6)
(110.8)
(114.6)
(99.4)
(114.4)
Lighting and Power Total
(99.6)
(108.3)
(117.8)
(116.6)
(116.7)
(120.0)
(115.5)
(115.3)
(110.4)
(115.4)
(102.4)
(115.2)
Extra High Voltage Demand
(109.2)
(107.9)
(108.9)
(109.8)
(110.1)
(107.7)
(109.1)
(108.8)
(109.8)
(108.9)
(97.4)
(108.8)
Total of Electricity Sales
102.3
108.1
114.0
113.4
113.6
114.6
112.6
113.1
110.2
112.6
101.6
112.5
Large industry
107.0
105.7
108.1
108.3
108.3
106.8
109.5
106.4
106.6
107.6
104.3
107.6
Prev. 3 Months (10-Co. Total)
June May April
17,488 19,721 22,523
19,514 17,623 19,485
9,801 8,607 9,461
8,754 7,895 8,816
37,002 37,344 42,008
29,691 27,471 26,997
66,693 64,815 69,005
23,376 21,841 21,629
102.6 100.1 105.3
(103.8) (99.9) (101.0)
(105.0) (101.3) (100.6)
(103.9) (99.4) (101.8)
(103.2) (100.0) (103.2)
(104.6) (101.3) (102.0)
103.8 100.6 102.7
104.6 101.3 102.2
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).