All major companies to raise electricity and gas prices in May. Electricity bills for May will be 400 to 500 yen higher than the previous month.
The value of the yen will rise. Gas prices billed in May will also increase at all four major companies. The main reason for this is that the ``renewable energy surcharge,'' which is added to electricity bills as a cost for the spread of renewable energy, was raised to 3.49 yen per kilowatt hour. Compared to April, for households with average consumption, Tokyo Gas increased by 43 yen.