In 2011, 10 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2021, the supply of renewable energy such as solar and wind power will quadruple. This is the result of a trial calculation by the NPO Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies.The number of municipalities that produce renewable energy that exceeds the energy demand for local residents, agriculture, forestry and fisheries has nearly quadrupled.
According to Chiba University, they estimated the amount of energy supplied if the renewable energy facilities that were in operation at the end of March 2022 were in operation for the entire year, and compared the data with the data from fiscal 3, immediately after the earthquake.
Approximately 2021 million terajoules of renewable energy will be supplied in FY136.With the increase in photovoltaic power generation, renewable energy power generation increased by 8.2%, and heat supply from renewable energy turned to an increase for the first time in four years. increased fourfold.
There are 195 municipalities across the country that generate renewable energy that exceeds the energy demand for local residents, agriculture, forestry and fisheries.A total of 2011 municipalities generate electricity that exceeds the energy demand for domestic, agricultural, forestry and fisheries industries.
Looking at the energy self-sufficiency rate by prefecture, Akita Prefecture was the only prefecture with a self-sufficiency rate of 53.6%, achieving a self-sufficiency rate of over 50%, and remained at the top for the second consecutive year. Oita Prefecture ranked second with 2%, and Gunma Prefecture ranked third with 49.6%.There are 3 prefectures with a self-sufficiency rate of over 49.1%.
