Press Release Back Number(2006)

Electric Power Generated and Purchased for September and First Half, 2006 (Brief Report)

October 6, 2006
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

Overview of September 2006

  • • Electric power generated and purchased by Chubu Electric equaled 98.5% the volume of the same month a year ago, the first year-on-year decline in 14 months. Various factors contributed to this, including less use of air conditioning because of the cooler weather this year than last.

Overview of first half, FY2006

  • • Electric power generated and purchased by Chubu Electric equaled 102.3% the volume of the same period a year ago, marking five consecutive year-on-year increases for the period.

1. Electric power generated and purchased

(units: kWh, %)

  September First half total
Electric power generated
(% of prev. year)		 12,089,000,000
(98.5)		 71,679,000,000
(102.3)
Breakdown:
Hydroelectric power
(% of prev. year)		 671,000,000
(75.7)		 5,394,000,000
(114.4)
Thermal power
(% of prev. year)		 9,332,000,000
(125.8)		 50,258,000,000
(114.5)
Nuclear power
(% of prev. year)		 820,000,000
(31.2)		 8,022,000,000
(55.6)
Power purchased from other suppliers, etc.
(% of prev. year)		 1,266,000,000
(94.0)		 8,005,000,000
(114.1)

2. Monthly top three days' average power

(units: 10,000 kW, %)

  September First half total
Top three days' average power
(% of prev. year)		 2,476
(97.9)		 2,685
(101.9)
  • *This is the average of the three days with the greatest power supply during the month.
  • *The top three days' average power for the first half was set in August.

3. Water yield

(units: %)

  September First half total
Water yield 76.1 98.6
  • *Water yield = Hydroelectric power produced / Average hydroelectric power produced over past 30 years × 100
  • *Expresses degree of water abundance relative to benchmark 100%

4. Nuclear power facility load factor

(units: %)

  September First half total
Nuclear power facility load factor 22.8 36.6
  • *Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station Reactor
    No. 1 operations suspended from Nov. 7, 2001 [periodic inspection from Apr. 26, 2002]
    No. 2 operations suspended from Feb. 21, 2004 [periodic inspection from Feb. 21, 2004]
    No. 3 operations suspended from July 21, 2006 [periodic inspection from July 21, 2006]
    No. 5 operations suspended from June 15, 2006