Hokkaido Electric Power Company
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The Hokkaido Electric Power Company (Japanese: 北海道電力株式会社, Hokkaidō Denryoku Kabushiki-gaisha) (TYO: 9509), or Hokuden (ほくでん) for short, is the monopoly electric company of Hokkaidō, Japan. It is also known as Dōden and HEPCO. The company is traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (first section), Osaka Securities Exchange (first section), and Sapporo Securities Exchange.
Native name | 北海道電力株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Hokkaidō Denryoku Kabushiki-gaisha |
Company type | Public KK TYO: 9509 |
Industry | Electricity generation and transmission |
Founded | May 1, 1951; 73 years ago (1951-05-01) in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan |
Headquarters | 2, Higashi 1-chome, Odori, Chuo-ku, , |
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Area served | Hokkaido |
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Production output | Generated electrical power:
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¥(64,207) million (Consolidated, loss) (FY2014) | |
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Website | www |
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According to the company profile, during fiscal 2011 (i.e. 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011), 26% of the electricity generated was from nuclear, 31% from coal, 15% from hydro, 8% from oil and 2% from 'new energy' sources.[3]
Hokkaido only has one nuclear power station, the Tomari Nuclear Power Plant.