Japan’s Power Consumption Hits New Peak This Year

Japan used more power in the first six months of this fiscal year than ever before.

Electricity supplied by the nation's 10 major power companies was up 1.9% to 455.1 billion kw/hr.

The seminconductor sector demand and an unusually hot summer are to blame or credit depending on whether you are spending or being paid.

Large industrial users used 4.5% more…the 8th straight time a fiscal half was up on the year.

Nonferrous metal companies – up 10.5%

Chemical firms – up 6%

Machinery manufacturers – up 5.7%

Kyushu Electric Power increase was the most – up 7.9%

Tohoku Electric Power jumped 6.7%.

Residential lighting – up 0.4%.

September alone – demand was up 4.2% over last year.

And Japan can't meet its own Kyoto protocol goals.

Any wonder why?