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The government will allow seven of Japan’s major power companies to raise household electricity prices from June, a move likely to add to inflation.
The price hikes will be between 14% and 42%, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said in a news conference Tuesday morning. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, which supplies electricity to the capital, received approval for the smallest rate increase among the regional utilities.
Power companies in the resource-scant nation have been hammered by the global energy crisis as costs for importing fossil fuels surge. Higher electricity bills would fuel upward momentum in prices as the Bank of Japan keeps a close eye on the sustainability of inflation.
Japan utility shares jumped after the measure, with Tepco up as much as 3.9%. Hokuriku Electric Power, which will boost rates the most of its rivals, surged 5.8% to the highest intraday level in two years.
originally posted by: Zanti Misfit
a reply to: infolurker
That Could Only Happen if the Dems were Planning on using the EPA tp Shut Down Most of the Coal Fired Electrical Generating Plants by say 2030 . Ah , Oh Wait!,,,,,
originally posted by: burntheships
a reply to: infolurker
The big guy just announced he intends to cut energy production
90%! 90%! Prices will skyrocket like a Chinese hot air balloon.
www.nbcnews.com...
Under the rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency, nearly all of the U.S.'s coal and large gas plants would have to reduce or capture almost all — 90% — of their carbon dioxide emissions by 2038 or be forced to retire.
originally posted by: infolurker
My God,
Is there anyone left with a brain that cannot see what they are going to do to us?
Starvation, blackouts, plagues.... all their CHOICE to do to us.....
And half these fools still vote for it.
originally posted by: xuenchen
I bet The old Obama Cohort Rahm Emanuel has something to do with it. In his official capacity, He's been meddling in Japan laws on some other issues too. 😁
originally posted by: burntheships
a reply to: lordcomac
Most states are now pulling back on Solar, CA for instance
is going to a 25 cents on the dollar credit, down from 100%.
Starting April 15, new buyers will earn a much smaller credit for each kilowatt of electricity they feed back to the grid - 75% smaller, according to the California Solar and Storage Association.Apr 15, 2023
originally posted by: infolurker
a reply to: NightSkyeB4Dawn
What debt?
You mean the Fed types money into an account and says we have x trillion more?
Where did the Fed get this money? They didn't, they just typed it in an account.
Oh, we have foreign debt, the Chinese bought bonds or T bills? With what, money their central bank typed into an account and says you have more magic money?
Debt requires something tangible be exchanged.
Proposed EPA Rules Threaten Power Grid By Shutting Down Coal And Natural Gas Power Plants, Critics Say: The EPA released its proposed carbon pollution standards Thursday, which put restrictions on power plants for how much carbon dioxide they can emit, as well as pollutants such as nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide.
If the rules become final, it will be the first time the agency has limited greenhouse gas emissions on existing power plants.
To comply with the regulations, almost all coal- and natural-gas fired power plants will need to capture their carbon dioxide emissions or shut down by 2038.