Electricity rates approved by the government for the 10 major electric power companies have reached the upper limit at which fuel price increases can be reflected in the rates, so bills for January next year will remain at the highest level, unchanged from those for December. I'm here.

According to the companies' announcements, the government-approved "regulated rates" to be billed in January next year for average households will be, in descending order,


▽ 9,189 yen for Chubu Electric Power, ▽ 9,126 yen for


TEPCO,


▽ Hokkaido Electric Power ¥8,862,


▽ Okinawa Electric Power ¥8,847,


▽ Tohoku Electric Power ¥8,565,


▽ Chugoku Electric Power ¥8,029,


▽ Shikoku Electric Power ¥7,915,


▽ Kansai Electric Power ¥7,497, ▽ Kyushu Electric Power ¥7,276,

▽ Hokuriku


Electric Power


Electricity is 6402 yen.



All 10 companies have reached the upper limit that the increase in the fuel price of thermal power generation can be passed on to the price, so the "regulated price" remains the same as in December and is the highest level in the current plan.



On the other hand, three of the four major companies will raise their gas bills for January next year.



Compared to December, households with an average amount of usage:


▽ Saibu Gas increased by 189 yen to 7,797 yen


▽ Osaka Gas increased by 334 yen to 7,397 yen


▽ Tokyo Gas increased by 285 yen to 7,035 yen


▽ Toho Gas is 8,209 yen, unchanged from December.



In order to reduce the burden of electricity and gas bills, the government will start using electricity in January next year and bill it in February, and use it in August and bill it in September


.


▽ City gas will subsidize 30 yen per cubic meter for households and companies with a small annual contract volume, and the amount billed from February next year will be reduced.



However, this month, Tohoku Electric Power Co., Chugoku Electric Power Co., Shikoku Electric Power Co., and Okinawa Electric Power Co. applied to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for price increases from next April. As a result, the financial burden on households is expected to increase.