Major electric power companies have announced that electricity bills for March will increase at 5 out of 10 companies due to rising prices of LNG (liquefied natural gas) and crude oil, which are used as fuel for thermal power generation.
According to the announcement, the ``regulated rate'' that will be charged to households with a large number of subscribers in March will be 8,318 yen, an increase of 7 yen for Hokkaido Electric Power compared to the previous month for households with average usage
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▽ Tohoku Electric Power Company rose 47 yen to 7,545 yen
▽ Tokyo Electric Power Company rose 72 yen to 7,560 yen
▽ Chubu Electric Power Company rose 133 yen to 7,291 yen
▽ Okinawa Electric Power Company rose 21 yen to 8,009 yen, and five companies will increase their prices.
This was mainly due to the rise in the prices of LNG and crude oil, which are the fuel for thermal power generation.
However, as the price of coal is falling, electricity rates for the three companies that are highly dependent on coal-fired power generation will fall, with Hokuriku Electric Power's price dropping by
12 yen to 6,581 yen
, and Chugoku Electric Power's dropping by 5 yen. 7,197 yen
▽Shikoku Electric Power decreased by 5 yen to 7,272 yen.
Both Kansai Electric Power and Kyushu Electric Power remain unchanged from the previous month.
All four major companies raise city gas prices in March
On the other hand, city gas rates billed in March this year will increase at all four major gas companies due to the rise in prices of raw materials such as LNG.
For households with average consumption,
Tokyo Gas rose 125 yen to 5,548 yen
, Osaka Gas rose 129 yen to 6,101 yen
, Toho Gas rose 133 yen to 6,711 yen
, and Saibu Gas rose 99 yen to 6,343 yen. Masu.