Hokkaido Electric Power Company
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The or for short, is the monopoly
Monopoly
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 electric company
Electric company
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 of Hokkaidō
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

, Japan
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. It is also known as Hokuden, Dōden, and HEPCO. The company is traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
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 (first section), Osaka Securities Exchange
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 (first section), and Sapporo Securities Exchange.

According to the company profile, during fiscal 2011 (i.e 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011), 44% of the electricity generated was from nuclear, 31% from coal, 15% from hydro, 8% from oil and 2% from 'new energy' sources.

Hokkaido only has one nuclear power station. This is the Tomari Nuclear Power Plant
Tomari Nuclear Power Plant
The is the only nuclear power plant in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is located in the town of Tomari in the Furuu District and managed by the Hokkaido Electric Power Company. All of the reactors are Mitsubishi designs...

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Facilities

  • Nuclear
    • Tomari
      Tomari Nuclear Power Plant
      The is the only nuclear power plant in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is located in the town of Tomari in the Furuu District and managed by the Hokkaido Electric Power Company. All of the reactors are Mitsubishi designs...

        (泊発電所)(2070 MW)

  • Geo-thermal
    • Mori (森発電所)(50 MW)

  • Hydro electric - 53 dams including the following:
    • Hoheikyo, Ishikari River
      Ishikari River
      is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. At in length, the river is the third longest in Japan and the longest in Hokkaidō. The river has a drainage area of , making it the second largest in Japan, as is its total discharge of around per year....

       (50 MW)
    • Kamiiwamatsu, Tokachi River
      Tokachi River
      is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan....

       (30.4 MW)
    • Niikappu, Niikappu River
      Niikappu River
      is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan.-Course:The Niikappu River flows south to southwest from Mount Poroshiri in the Hidaka Mountains. The river flows through four dams, including Niikappu Dam and Okuniikappu Dam. Both dams are owned by the Hokkaido Electric Power Company, Inc. The dams form Lake Niikappu...

      (200 MW)
    • Nokanan, Ishikari River (30 MW)
    • Okuniikappu, Niikappu River (44 MW)
    • Shizunai, Shizunai River
      Shizunai River
      is a river in Shinhidaka, Hokkaidō, Japan. The Shizunai River drains from the Hidaka Mountains into the Pacific Ocean.-Origin of the name:The Shizunai River was known as Shibuchari and Shibechari. This name was derived from Shipe-ichan meaining a salmon spawning place in Ainu...

       (48 MW)
    • Takami, Shizunai River(200 MW)
    • Takisato, Ishikari River (57 MW)
    • Tokachi, Tokachi River (40 MW)
    • Tomura, Tokachi River (40 MW)
    • Uryu, Ishikari River (51 MW)

  • Coal
    • Naie (奈井江発電所)(350 MW)
    • Sunagawa (砂川発電所)(250 MW)
    • Tomato-Atsuma (苫東厚真発電所)(1,650 MW)

  • Oil
    • Date (伊達発電所)(700 MW)
    • Shiriuchi (知内発電所)(700 MW)
    • Tomakomai (苫小牧発電所)(250 MW)

  • Diesel
    • Onbetsu (音別発電所)(280 MW)


Others;
  • Wind farms - 3 facilities(1.58 MW)
  • Solar (photovoltaic
    Photovoltaics
    Photovoltaics is a method of generating electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity using semiconductors that exhibit the photovoltaic effect. Photovoltaic power generation employs solar panels composed of a number of solar cells containing a photovoltaic material...

    ) energy - 9 facilities(146 kW)

Generating capacity by source

style="padding-bottom:0em" |Electricity producing capacity by source
Source Megawatts Percentage Number of units
Coal 2,250 30 3
Nuclear 2,070 27.5 1
Oil 1,650 22 3
Hydro 1,231 16 53
Diesel 280 4 1
Geo-thermal 50 0.5 1
Other 2 - ?
Total 7,533 62?


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