While the restoration of the power plant is not progressing due to the impact of the earthquake on the 16th of this month, the temperature is expected to drop on the 22nd, and the government has a surplus power supply capacity, the so-called "reserve rate", in the 1 metropolitan area and 8 prefectures under the jurisdiction of TEPCO. For the first time, we issued a "power supply and demand tight warning" because it could be below the minimum of 3% required for stable supply.
Reporters will explain what kind of measures are required to prevent power outages.
[The video is the content reported in the news from 11:15 pm on the 21st]
Call for power saving "from 8:00 am to 11:00 pm on the 22nd"
Q. The "power supply and demand tight warning" was issued for the first time in Japan, but what is the situation?
A. It is an extremely difficult situation that the supply capacity cannot be sufficiently secured to meet the expected power demand within the TEPCO jurisdiction.
The power tightness warning is issued when the surplus power supply capacity, the so-called "reserve rate", may be less than the minimum required 3% for stable supply, but it is expected to be well below 3% on the 22nd.
For this reason, since the morning of the 22nd, the government has requested households and businesses in 1 metropolitan area and 8 prefectures under the jurisdiction of TEPCO to save as much power as possible and save about 10% of the amount used.
Q. What are the risks if power saving does not progress?
A. If power saving is not promoted among households and businesses, demand will greatly exceed supply capacity, and in the worst case, it may lead to a large-scale power outage.
The government says that the supply and demand of electricity in the jurisdiction of TEPCO has been severe since the rolling blackouts were implemented after the Great East Japan Earthquake 11 years ago.
Q. What should users do?
A. The government and TEPCO are calling for power saving for a long time from 8:00 am to 11:00 pm on the 22nd.
There is a forecast that the cold weather will get stronger on the 22nd, so I think that there are many people who turn on the heating.
▽ At this time, those who are spending time with their families should gather in one room and
▽ Be sure to turn off the lights and heating of the unused room.
▽ When turning on the heating, it is also effective to set the temperature to 20 degrees without raising it too much.
Q. What is TEPCO's response?
A. In addition to maximizing the output of thermal power plants, we are encouraging companies that have private power generators to operate the generators to the maximum, as well as receiving power interchange from other power companies. increase.
Even so, it is an extremely difficult situation where we cannot secure sufficient supply capacity to meet the expected power demand.
Cooperation in saving electricity is indispensable to prevent power outages.