Energy / Climate Change

September 23, 2013

 

Hamamatsu City Draws Up Energy Vision Targeting 20% Power Self-Sufficiency Rate

Keywords: Energy Policy Local government Renewable Energy 

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Hamamatsu City in Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan, an ordinance-designated city with a population of about 800,000, formulated in March 2013, "Hamamatsu City's Energy Vision," a grand design for its energy policy. The vision includes a goal to raise the power self-sufficiency rate from 4.3 percent in fiscal 2011 to 20.3 percent in fiscal 2030 by increasing the use of renewable energy and private power generation at homes and in office buildings, to increase renewable energy capacity 5.1 times over fiscal 2011 levels by fiscal 2030, and to decrease the total power consumption by 10 percent from fiscal 2010 levels by fiscal 2030.

The four pillars of the vision are to introduce renewable energy, to promote energy saving, to introduce energy management systems and to create an environmental energy industry.

Capitalizing on its natural sunshine, the annual duration of ranks is highest in Japan, the city has set out to lead Japan in the introduction of photovoltaic generation systems. It also aims to encourage energy-saving lifestyles and a business model based on the introduction and retrofitting of energy-saving equipment, as well as augmentation of zero energy structures in newly built buildings and housings. Also planned are the development of renewable energy and technologies for energy saving, and the promotion of related businesses, which will activate the local economy.

The purpose of this vision is to conduct a unique policy shift for a higher energy self-sufficiency rate in order to support citizens' life and business activities through more effective energy saving and more efficient energy consumption.

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