Due to the increasing demand for heating due to the effects of the cold wave, the supply and demand of electricity within the jurisdiction of Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. has exceeded expectations in advance.
The company is taking measures such as increasing the amount of power generated by thermal power plants and receiving accommodation from other electric power companies, and so far there is no problem with stable supply.
Due to the strong winter-type pressure distribution, it snows widely in the Chugoku region, and the demand for electricity is increasing.
Within the jurisdiction of Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., the amount of electricity used exceeded 1080 million kilowatts after 4:00 pm on the 7th, far exceeding expectations, and the "usage rate", which indicates the ratio of electricity used to supply capacity, was temporarily 100. Reached close to%.
Since the supply and demand of Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. is becoming tight, we are taking measures to increase the amount of power generation at two thermal power plants in Yamaguchi Prefecture after 2:00 pm.
Furthermore, from 5 pm, we are receiving accommodation from the Hokkaido Electric Power Network.
According to the company, the peak electricity usage is expected to be from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm on the 7th, but so far there is no problem with the stable supply of electricity.
The Chugoku Electric Power Network, which operates the power transmission and distribution business, will take measures such as increasing the amount of power generated by thermal power plants or receiving accommodation from other electric power companies if demand continues to increase after the 8th.