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Japan’s Household Electricity Bills to Hit Record Highs in October as Subsidies End

Publication date: Oct 2, 2026  Japan’s Household Electricity Bills to Hit Record Highs in October as Subsidies End Japan’s ten major utilities say household electricity bills for power consumed in October will reach record highs. Under their government-approved regulated tariffs, bills for a standard model household will increase by JPY 835–1,578 for payments due in …

Japan Accelerates Nuclear Restarts and Amends Public Financing Rules

Publication date: March 2, 2026 Japan Accelerates Nuclear Restarts and Amends Public Financing Rules On February 16, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) resumed power transmission from Unit 6 of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Niigata Prefecture, marking the first transmission from the unit in 14 years. It is the second reactor restart in East …

DC Update 3: On-Site Gas Cogeneration & AI Energy Savings

Publication date: Feb 3, 2026  DC Update 3: On-Site Gas Cogeneration & AI Energy Savings Tokyo Gas subsidiary backs data centers with on-site gas cogeneration  Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions (TGES), a subsidiary of Tokyo Gas, has begun supporting data center development by proposing on-site gas cogeneration systems that allow projects to start operations even in …