Electricity Demand in September 2004 (Bulletin)

2004/10/20
FEPC

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

Total demand in September was up 2.5% to 77.9 billion kWh across the 10 companies.

Demand Excluding Extra High Voltage Demand

Commercial and lighting demand posted increases of 1.8% and 3.3% respectively. The increase in lighting demand resulted from a longer meter-reading period, which overcame decreased demand for cooling caused by lower temperatures from late August to early 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
(September)		 Prev. 3 Months
August July June
Volume Demand excl.
Extra High Voltage
Demand		 Lighting 23,538 25,721 22,494 17,488
Power 24,218 26,220 23,399 19,514
Lighting & Power Total 47,757 51,941 45,893 37,002
Extra High Voltage Demand 30,170 30,214 31,650 29,691
Total Electricity Sales 77,927 82,155 77,543 66,693
Large industry 23,371 22,883 24,375 23,376
Year-on-Year Change Demand excl.
Extra High Voltage
Demand		 Lighting 103.3 113.4 117.8 102.6
Power (101.2) (113.4) (112.8) (103.8)
Lighting & Power Total (102.2) (113.4) (115.2) (103.2)
Extra High Voltage Demand (102.9) (105.0) (108.8) (104.6)
Total Electricity Sales 102.5 110.2 112.5 103.8
Large industry 102.9 104.5 107.6 104.6
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 September was up for the ninth consecutive month, increasing by 2.9%. The rise was due to firm performance in all sectors except the textiles, the paper & pulp and ceramics sectors. Performance in the machinery sector was particularly good.

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

(Units: mkWh, %)
  This Month (September) Prev. 3 Months
Volume Year-on-Year
Change		 August July June
Textiles 263 97.8 98.8 100.5 100.9
Paper & Pulp 847 98.9 99.7 99.1 98.1
Chemicals 2,210 101.0 105.6 108.1 104.0
Ceramics 877 96.8 100.1 100.1 98.3
Steel 2,926 103.8 101.4 106.2 106.4
Non-Ferrous Metals 1,151 103.6 104.5 105.1 102.6
Machinery 6,542 105.6 107.2 111.4 108.7

(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 2.9            

September 2004 Lighting & Power Demand by Co. & Use

(Units: mkWh, %)
  September
Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9-Co. Total Okinawa 10-Co. Total
Results Lighting 865 1,767 8,116 2,989 557 4,090 1,506 834 2,520 23,244 294 23,538
Power 899 2,113 7,587 3,496 709 4,056 1,537 819 2,659 23,875 343 24,218
Commercial Power 485 987 4,332 1,446 289 2,047 769 385 1,370 12,110 207 12,317
Small industry 386 1,039 3,066 1,903 385 1,919 705 386 1,204 10,993 105 11,098
Lighting & Power Total 1,764 3,880 15,704 6,485 1,266 8,146 3,043 1,653 5,179 47,120 637 47,757
Extra High Voltage Demand 714 2,470 10,366 5,050 1,013 5,162 2,169 781 2,338 30,063 107 30,170
Total Electricity Sales 2,478 6,350 26,070 11,535 2,279 13,308 5,212 2,434 7,517 77,183 744 77,927
Large Industry 479 2,076 7,448 4,357 864 3,828 1,849 618 1,774 23,293 78 23,371
Year-on-
Year Change 		Lighting 104.6 104.7 110.1 103.2 101.1 94.1 101.2 100.3 101.2 103.4 95.9 103.3
Power (102.5) (103.8) (103.7) (100.0) (100.1) (97.7) (101.1) (98.1) (100.5) (101.2) (99.8) (101.2)
Commercial Power (104.2) (103.1) (102.9) (99.7) (102.5) (98.5) (102.2) (100.0) (103.9) (101.8) (101.1) (101.8)
Small industry (102.5) (104.5) (105.3) (100.2) (99.1) (96.8) (99.9) (96.2) (96.9) (100.8) (95.1) (100.8)
Lighting & Power Total (103.5) (104.2) (106.9) (101.4) (100.5) (95.8) (101.1) (99.2) (100.9) (102.3) (98.0) (102.2)
Extra High Voltage Demand (105.5) (103.7) (102.3) (103.5) (107.9) (101.9) (103.2) (104.8) (102.9) (103.0) (93.7) (102.9)
Total of Electricity Sales 104.1 104.0 105.0 102.3 103.7 98.1 102.0 100.9 101.5 102.5 97.3 102.5
Large industry 101.7 102.9 102.8 102.9 106.7 102.8 102.7 105.0 100.9 102.9 97.4 102.9
Prev. 3 Months (10-Co. Total)
August July June
25,721 22,494 17,488
26,220 23,399 19,514
13,270 11,593 9,801
12,033 10,853 8,754
51,941 45,893 37,002
30,214 31,650 29,691
82,155 77,543 66,693
22,883 24,375 23,376
113.4 117.8 102.6
(113.4) (112.8) (103.8)
(115.9) (112.6) (105.0)
(112.3) (114.4) (103.9)
(113.4) (115.2) (103.2)
(105.0) (108.8) (104.6)
110.2 112.5 103.8
104.5 107.6 104.6
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).