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Art_from_Ark

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2. Unfortunately, the Kagoshima power plant would feed into Kyushu Electric

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Sun Sep 28, 2014, 02:02 AM

Sep 2014

From the article in my link, it sounds like that plant is going to be cut off from Kyushu Electric's grid (although I hope that it can be used independently)

"Kyushu Electric Power Co said on Thursday it would cut access to its grid for renewable energy suppliers, the third of Japan's 10 regional monopolies to place limits on their cleaner energy intake because of network limitations."

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Apparently they're catching on nationalize the fed Sep 2014 #1

Unfortunately, the Kagoshima power plant would feed into Kyushu Electric Art_from_Ark Sep 2014 #2

Japan should be able to generate all the power they need Downwinder Sep 2014 #3

The technology for wave power is still largely undeveloped muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #4

Well, that strategy by Japan's large power companies sounds familiar. ladjf Sep 2014 #5