Cold weather continues Hokuriku Electric Power Transmission and Distribution
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm
Hokuriku Electric Power Co., Inc. received power interchange from other power transmission and distribution companies on January 8 because the cold weather continued and there was a risk that the supply and demand situation would worsen due to an increase in power demand such as heating. Announced.
The electricity usage forecast for the Hokuriku area on the 8th was a maximum of 5.07 million kilowatts (10:00 to 11:00 am), and the plan was to have a reserve supply rate of 7%. Reduced to%. Since there was a risk that it would fall below the minimum of 3% required for stable supply, we received an instruction for accommodation from the OCCTO.
The maximum power interchange is 300,000 kW, and power was received from the TEPCO Power Grid and Chubu Electric Power Grid.
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On the 7th, it received up to 350,000 kilowatts of electricity from four companies: Hokkaido Electric Power Network, Chubu Electric Power Grid, Kansai Transmission and Distribution, and Kyushu Electric Power Transmission and Distribution.
According to the company, in addition to the increase in electricity demand due to the cold weather, some retail electric power companies were unable to secure supply capacity as planned.
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