Electric power


  Electric power charge in Ishikawa prefecture is comparatively cheeper than the national average; The reason is because of the supplier, Hokuriku Electric Power. They make much use of cheap hydroelectric generation with abundant water than other electric power companies. Moreover, supply of the electric power inIshikawa prefecture is stable because there are Shiga nuclear power plant, Nanao Ota thermal power plant, etc.

Electricity charge table (March, 2002)

(Note) Summer charge is only applicable from July to September
Voltage that can be drawn in Science Park is 6kV
Types of contract supplied voltage
(standard voltage)
application range of contracted electricity basic charge
(yen/kW)
electricity charge(yen/kWh)
summer charge the other seasons
High voltage electricity A 6kV from 50kW to 500kW 1,190 10.45 9.50
High voltage electricity B 6kV from 500kW to 2,000kW 1,440 9.85 8.95
special high voltage electricity 20kV or 30kV from 2,000kW to 10,000kW 1,425 9.63 8.75
60kV or 70kV from 10,000kW to 50,000kW 1,400 9.41 8.55
140kV over 50,000kW 1,375 9.08 8.25


Comparison of average unit price of other electric power companies(Oct. 1st, 2000)
(yen/kWh)
types Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyusyu Okinawa Average
electric light 22.9 22.95 22.99 22.15 21.60 22.17 22.03 22.45 21.85 22.51 22.47
electric power 16.74 17.24 17.66 17.26 15.50 17.53 17.04 17.49 17.62 18.04 17.38
total 19.09 19.48 19.94 19.04 17.58 19.58 19.16 19.52 19.44 19.83 19.49