Electricity Demand in August 2004 (Bulletin)

2004/9/17
FEPC

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

Total demand in August was up 10.1% to 82.1 billion kWh across the 10 companies.

Demand Excluding Extra High Voltage Demand

Commercial and lighting demand posted increases of 15.9% and 13.4% respectively. The increase reflected the marked difference in cooling demand between last summer, which was unseasonably cool, and this summer, which was the hottest on record, despite a shorter meter-reading period.

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
(August)		 Prev. 3 Months
July June May
Volume Demand excl.
Extra High Voltage
Demand		 Lighting 25,724 22,494 17,488 19,721
Power 26,218 23,399 19,514 17,623
Lighting & Power Total 51,942 45,893 37,002 37,344
Extra High Voltage Demand 30,202 31,650 29,691 27,471
Total Electricity Sales 82,144 77,543 66,693 64,815
Large industry 22,881 24,375 23,376 21,841
Year-on-Year Change Demand excl.
Extra High Voltage
Demand		 Lighting 113.4 117.8 102.6 100.1
Power (113.4) (112.8) (103.8) (99.9)
Lighting & Power Total (113.4) (115.2) (103.2) (100.0)
Extra High Voltage Demand (105.0) (108.8) (104.6) (101.3)
Total Electricity Sales 110.1 112.5 103.8 100.6
Large industry 104.5 107.6 104.6 101.3
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 August was up for the eighth consecutive month, increasing by 4.5%. The rise was due to firm performance in all sectors except the paper & pulp and the textiles sector. Performance in the machinery and the chemicals sectors was particularly good.

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

(Units: mkWh, %)
  This month (August) Prev. 3 Months
Volume Year-on-Year
Change		 July June May
Textiles 245 98.3 100.5 100.9 94.4
Paper & Pulp 820 99.6 99.1 98.1 94.2
Chemicals 2,216 105.6 108.1 104.0 104.9
Ceramics 836 100.0 100.1 98.3 99.6
Steel 2,841 101.4 106.2 106.4 104.8
Non-Ferrous Metals 1,083 104.7 105.1 102.6 101.0
Machinery 6,137 107.2 111.4 108.7 102.4

(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              

August 2004 Lighting & Power Demand by Co. & Use

(Units: mkWh, %)
  August
Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9-Co. Total Okinawa 10-Co. Total
Results Lighting 847 1,891 8,585 3,213 684 4,849 1,674 895 2,775 25,413 311 25,724
Power 917 2,334 8,220 3,735 802 4,415 1,662 910 2,863 25,858 360 26,218
Commercial Power 486 1,085 4,719 1,548 339 2,192 824 444 1,417 13,054 216 13,270
Small industry 394 1,121 3,264 2,041 429 2,123 779 415 1,354 11,920 114 12,034
Lighting & Power Total 1,764 4,225 16,805 6,948 1,486 9,264 3,336 1,805 5,638 51,271 671 51,942
Extra High Voltage Demand 709 2,506 10,342 4,787 1,007 5,222 2,257 787 2,468 30,085 117 30,202
Total Electricity Sales 2,473 6,731 27,147 11,735 2,493 14,486 5,593 2,592 8,106 81,356 788 82,144
Large Industry 478 2,057 7,241 4,037 846 3,773 1,929 600 1,837 22,798 83 22,881
Year-on-
Year Change 		Lighting 99.5 107.3 114.7 114.1 120.2 119.4 115.6 108.2 109.2 113.7 94.5 113.4
Power (106.7) (114.4) (117.8) (113.0) (109.6) (113.4) (114.9) (103.1) (109.6) (113.7) (97.4) (113.4)
Commercial Power (109.0) (116.4) (120.3) (116.3) (106.7) (114.8) (119.1) (103.5) (113.3) (116.2) (97.9) (115.9)
Small industry (105.5) (113.4) (116.4) (113.0) (111.9) (112.9) (113.1) (104.5) (106.7) (112.5) (94.7) (112.3)
Lighting and Power Total (103.2) (111.2) (116.2) (113.5) (114.2) (116.5) (115.3) (105.6) (109.4) (113.7) (96.0) (113.4)
Extra High Voltage Demand (106.9) (105.9) (104.4) (105.6) (109.0) (102.8) (106.7) (106.5) (106.4) (105.0) (101.6) (105.0)
Total of Electricity Sales 104.2 109.1 111.4 110.2 112.0 111.1 111.6 105.8 108.5 110.3 96.8 110.1
Large industry 103.3 105.0 103.9 105.0 108.8 103.6 105.1 105.6 104.1 104.5 106.9 104.5
Prev. 3 Months (10-Co. Total)
July June May
22,494 17,488 19,721
23,399 19,514 17,623
11,593 9,801 8,607
10,853 8,754 7,895
45,893 37,002 37,344
31,650 29,691 27,471
77,543 66,693 64,815
24,375 23,376 21,841
117.8 102.6 100.1
(112.8) (103.8) (99.9)
(112.6) (105.0) (101.3)
(114.4) (103.9) (99.4)
(115.2) (103.2) (100.0)
(108.8) (104.6) (101.3)
112.5 103.8 100.6
107.6 104.6 101.3
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).