1. Overview
Total electricity sales volume by Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc., for the month of November 2006 came to about 6,517 million kWh, up about 5.2% from November 2005.
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(1)Customers Other Than Large-Scale Industrial Customers
Sales volume in November 2006 increased by 3.7% from November 2005 as the meter-reading period was longer this year than in the previous year and as the industrial demand increased due to openings of commercial facilities.
Comparison to the previous year (after mater-reading period adjustment)
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( % )
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November
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Cumulative
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Demand other than those under Liberalization
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Lightning
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99.9
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101.5
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Power
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Low Voltage
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99.8
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93.8
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Others
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94.0
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94.2
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Total
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99.7
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100.0
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Customers other than large-scale industrial
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100.9
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101.2
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Average temperature ( in Kyushu 7 prefectures)
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( ℃ )
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October
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November
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Early
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Mid
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Late
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Ave.
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Early
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Mid
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Late
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Ave.
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Actual
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21.8
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21.4
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20.0
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21.0
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17.2
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14.1
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14.4
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15.2
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Compare to the previous year
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2.2
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0.4
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3.2
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0.3
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0.2
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0.3
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2.5
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0.8
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Compare to average
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1.1
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2.3
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2.9
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2.1
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1.5
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0.4
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3.0
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1.6
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(2)Large-Scale Industrial Customers
Increased sales in main industries except pulps and papers brought sales volume up by 8.7% from the previous year. The sales volume has exceeded the previous year for 35 months in a row.
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2. Sales Volume by Sector/Use
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Actual Sales
(thousand kWh)
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Changes from the previous year (%)
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Cumulative changes from FY2005 (%)
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Demand other than those under Liberalization
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Lightning
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2,048,206
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5.2
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1.9
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Power
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Low Voltage
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335,289
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5.0
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5.9
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Others
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72,525
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1.8
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5.6
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Total
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2,456,020
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4.9
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0.3
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Demand under Liberalization
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Business
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1,507,362
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4.1
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3.8
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Industrial
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2,553,472
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6.0
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4.6
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Total
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4,060,834
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5.3
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4.3
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Electricity Sales Total
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6,516,854
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5.2
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2.7
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(Figures are included above)
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Customers other than large-scale industrial
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4,532,073
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3.7
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1.3
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Large-scale industrial customers
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1,984,781
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8.7
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6.3
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3. Breakdown of Large-Scale Industrial Sales
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Actual Sales
(thousand kWh)
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Changes from the previous year (%)
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Cumulative changes from FY2005 (%)
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Machinery
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Electric
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478,407
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2.7
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4.6
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Transportation
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109,315
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16.2
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12.8
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Others
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43,455
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11.9
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11.3
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Total
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631,177
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5.4
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6.3
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Steel and Iron
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254,083
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23.6
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7.6
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Chemicals
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211,557
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9.2
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13.7
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Clay and Stone
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116,191
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7.7
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12.4
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(Cement)
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(72,671)
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2.7
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7.2
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Foodstuffs
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166,135
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22.0
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10.9
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Pulps and Papers
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28,296
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28.5
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25.2
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Non-ferrous Metals
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80,297
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21.7
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13.3
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Others
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497,045
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4.1
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1.9
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Total
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1,984,781
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8.7
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6.3
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