Govt lays out power cuts for summer (Japan)
The government officially decided Friday on summer electricity consumption reduction targets, setting power savings goals of up to 15 percent of electricity demand seen in peak hours during the exceptionally hot summer of 2010.
A minimum reduction of 15 percent was set for the service area of Kansai Electric Power Co., or KEPCO, while minimum targets of 10 percent and 7 percent were set for the service areas of Kyushu Electric Power Co. and Hokkaido Electric Power Co., respectively.
Users in the service area of Shikoku Electric Power Co. will also be asked to cooperate toward the goal of lowering electricity consumption by 7 percent to provide surplus power to the areas covered by KEPCO and Kyushu Electric Power, when necessary.
For the same reason, users in the service areas of Chubu Electric Power Co., Hokuriku Electric Power Co. and Chugoku Electric Power Co. will be asked to lower electricity consumption by more than 5 percent to overcome expected power shortages in western Japan as a whole.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120518005330.htm
