“Power supply and demand tight warning” What are the movements in each region to cooperate in saving electricity?

The government issued the first "electric power supply and demand tight warning" in the jurisdiction of Tohoku Electric Power in addition to the jurisdiction of TEPCO, saying that the power supply and demand situation on the 22nd is extremely severe.

We encourage homes and businesses to help save as much electricity as possible.

We have summarized the perceptions and movements of each region.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Lowers the set temperature for heating

The first and second main government buildings of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku Ward originally set the heating temperature to 20 degrees, but from 11:00 am, it has been lowered by 1 degree to 19 degrees.

In addition, some of the lights in the common corridor will be turned off, and from 3:00 pm on the 22nd, the number of elevators in operation will be reduced to save electricity.

Governor Koike of Tokyo told reporters on the morning of the 22nd, "It is great if people in Tokyo consciously reduce the consumption of electricity by a small amount. I want to continue, "and called for cooperation in saving electricity.

Shizuoka Fuji City Hall Stops all heating inside the government building

At the Fuji City Hall in Shizuoka Prefecture, which is under the jurisdiction of TEPCO, all heating inside the government building was stopped after the start of work at 8:30 am.

Inside the government building, an announcement was made saying, "The government has issued a power supply and demand tight warning. Air conditioning will be stopped." Some staff members are wearing jackets to keep out the cold. Was done.

Since the temperature is low on the 22nd, the city will consider the heating stop time while observing the physical condition of the visiting citizens and staff.

It is said that the Fuji City Hall is working to save electricity by turning off the lights at the counters that citizens do not visit on a daily basis, but there was also an announcement in the government building calling for the staff to save electricity.

Mr. Tetsushi Endo of the Asset Management Division of Fuji City said, "Although the work at the end of the fiscal year overlaps, we would like to cooperate as much as possible within the range that does not interfere with the work."

In addition, a man who visited the city hall said, "I would like to help save electricity as much as possible by turning off the electricity in my house."

Power saving by turning off the power of home electronics mass retailers in Shinjuku, Tokyo

In response to the call to save electricity, the electronics retail stores in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo are saving electricity by turning off the power of the products on display in the store.

Of these, the TV department handles 200 TVs, and usually the power is turned on and the images are displayed as they are displayed.

In response to the call to save electricity, about half of the TVs were switched off on the 22nd to reduce power consumption.

It is usually a bright sales floor with TVs that project vivid images lined up, but on the 22nd, TVs with a black screen stood out.

At the store, when there is an offer to compare TV images, the switch is turned on.

In addition, in stores such as the Tokyo metropolitan area, including this store, the set temperature for heating inside the store is set to 20 degrees or less.

Mr. Hisayuki Kasuya, who is in charge of the TV section at the BicCamera Shinjuku West Exit store, said, "I think it will be a little inconvenient if the power is not turned on when checking the product, but if you wish, you can turn on the TV and so on. I decided to deal with it within the scope. "

Turn off the lights in the Haneda Airport terminal building

According to the Japan Airport Terminal, which manages the domestic terminal building at Haneda Airport, the lights on the floors inside the domestic terminal are being turned off in sequence from around noon on the 22nd in response to a call to save electricity.

In the arrival lobby, the lights were turned off while checking how much the person in charge would affect the user if the brightness was reduced.

At the airport, there was an announcement saying, "We are controlling the operation of lighting and air conditioning with the issuance of a tight power supply and demand warning."

In addition to turning off about one-third of the lights in the domestic terminal, the use of air conditioning is reduced to half of the usual amount, and the lights are also turned off in the backyard of offices and stores.

Manufacturing industry Increase the output of power plants for private power generation

At the behest of the government and TEPCO, steel makers and paper makers are helping to increase the output of private power plants in their factories and build up their power supply capacity.

Among the major steel makers, Nippon Steel has raised the output of its own power generation to the highest level at the steelworks in Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture and Kashima City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and supplies it to TEPCO.

JFE Steel is also operating at the private power plants in Chiba City and Kawasaki City with the same increased output.

Nippon Paper Industries, a paper manufacturer, has raised the output of its own power generation to the maximum at its factories in Soka City, Saitama Prefecture and Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, and supplies it to TEPCO.