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Renewable energy target[Prefectures]
| Name of prefecture | Established year | Target | Target year | Base year | Ordinance, plan, program | Green Electricity Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | FY2002 | 1.936,000 kl (in oil equivalent) | FY2010 | N/A | Hokkaido action plan for promoting energy saving and new energy | not considered. |
| Aomori | 2000 | PV: 30,000kW (2010) Wind Power: 450,000kW (2015) |
2010, 2015 | N/A | Aomori new energy vision (established in 2000), Aomori action plan for promoting wind power generation (established in 2006) | Purchased green power certificate for Energy Ministers Meeting Commemorative International Forum (June 3, 2008). |
| Iwate | 1998 | 399,000kl (in oil equivalent) | 2010 | N/A | Iwate new energy vision | Purchased green power certificate for prefecture-hosting events. |
| Miyagi | 2005 | 714,000kl | 2010 | N/A | A basic plan to promote renewable energy and energy saving | not considered. |
| Akita | FY2004 | 389,82kl (in oil equivalent) | FY2010 | N/A | Akita new energy vision | Purchased 1,000 kWh green power to fully supply electricity for an event "New Energy Equipment Exhibition 2008." |
| Yamagata | FY1997 | 3.3% (primary energy supply) | FY2010 | N/A | Yamagata new energy vision | not considered. |
| Fukushima | FY2004 | 3.4% of TFC* (in oil equivalent) | FY2010 | FY2002 | Fukushima new energy vision | Purchased green power certificate for prefecture-hosting events. |
| Ibaraki | 2006 (revised) | 1.7% of energy consumption | 2010 | N/A | Ibaraki energy plan | Used green power at the 23rd Citizens' Festival Ibaraki 2008. |
| Tochigi | 2001 | 47,000kl (4.4% of energy consumption in base year ) | 2010 | 1997 | Tochigi new energy vision | Aiming to purchase green power certificate for prefecture-hosting events. |
| Gunma | N/A | (unestablished) | N/A | N/A | N/A | not considered. |
| Saitama | N/A | (unestablished) | N/A | N/A | N/A | under consideration |
| Chiba | 2006 | 440,000kl (1.4% of total energy) | FY2010 | FY2003 | Chiba prefectural plan for promoting new energy industry | Used green power certificate at some seminars. |
| Tokyo | 2006 | 20% of total energy consumption | 2020 | N/A | Tokyo Renewable Energy Strategy (2006), Tokyo Environmental Master Plan(2008) | ・Public facilities and facilities purchasing electricity with bid are obliged to meet 5% of the anticipated electricity consumption with purchasing the Green Electricity Certificate ・The subsidy for solar energy in household (2009-2010) is delivered on condition that owner transfer the produced environmental value to Tokyo Metro Government (TMG), then TMG process the environmental value into Green Electricity or Heat Certificate and TMG will utilize the certificate in other sector ・TMG has developed demand pull measures of renewable energy as secretary of Green Energy Purchasing Forum |
| Kanagawa | 2003 | Supplied energy: 873,400kl (in oil equivalent), supply ratio: 2.67%(of FY2010 TFC*), PV: 74,700kl (305,100kW), Solar heat: 301,000kl, Wind: 5,300kl(11,800kW), Biomass power generation: 28,500kl(27,700kW), Biomass use: 56,200kl, Unused: 48,600kl, Waste power generation: 349,500kl(26.40kW), Waste heat: 9,600kl | 2010 | N/A | Kanagawa new energy plan | Implemented green power purchasing system (purchase of green power certificate is one of the criteria of general evaluation system for bidding). |
| Nigata | Mar. 2006 | PV: 84,520kW, 16,261kW, Solar heat: 3,100kl | varies for each energy | varies for each energy | Nigata prefectural plan for promoting new energy | not considered. |
| Toyama | FY2003 | 3% of primary energy supply | FY2010 | N/A | New energy introduction in Toyama Prefecture | not considered. |
| Ishikawa | 1997 | PV: 40,400kW, Wind: 10,000kW, Waste power generation: 15,500kW | 2010 | N/A | Ishikawa new energy vision | N/A |
| Fukui | FY2000 | PV: 83,000kW, Wind: 8,000kW, Waste power generation: 1,600kW | FY2010 | FY1996 | Fukui new energy and energy saving vision | not considered. |
| Yamanashi | 1996 to 2003 | 114,000ｔ－CO2 | N/A | N/A | Yamanashi climate change action plan | under consideration |
| Nagano | N/A | (unestablished) | N/A | N/A | N/A | not considered. |
| Gifu | 2006 | 154,911kl | 2010 | N/A | Gifu new energy vision | under consideration |
| Shizuoka | FY2002 | 602,200kW | FY2010 | N/A | Shizuoka strategic plan for promoting new energy | Included the utilization of green power certificate in the manual for eco-friendly events. |
| Aichi | FY2005 | 1,000,000 solar powered facilities | FY2010 | FY1990 | Aichi climate change prevention strategy | Implemented a model project to purchase green power certificate from PV system of newly built houses. Evaluating the deposit of green power certificate to the prefecture as additional points in bidding for electricity projects. |
| Mie | FY1999 (revised in FY2004) | PV: 75,000kW, Wind: 102,000kW, Biomass power generation: 6,000kW | end of FY2010 | N/A | Mie new energy vision | not considered. |
| Shiga | FY2004 | 3.9% of TFC* | FY2010 | N/A | Shiga strategy for promoting new energy | under consideration |
| Kyoto | FY1999 (revised in FY2004) | 4,500,000Gkal | FY2010 | N/A | Kyoto energy vision | Purchased green power certificate granted by Green Power Certification Center to compensate for electricity consumed in events. (ex. Kyoto Environment Festival, Pink Ribbon Kyoto 2008) |
| Osaka | Mar. 2007 | PV: 400,000kW, Green powered vehicle: 60,000, Waste power generation: 300,000kW, Co-generation: 720,000kW | FY2010 | N/A | Plan for energy city Osaka | implemented activities in some events |
| Hyogo | 2002 | 4,759,000kl (in oil equivalent) (introduced) | 2010 | 1990 | Green energy promotion program | under consideration |
| Nara | 1999 | PV: 47,600kW, wind: 1,500kW, Waste power generation: 42,000kW | 2010 | N/A | Nara new energy promotion plan | not considered. |
| Wakayama | FY1997 | PV: 50,000kW, Wind: 4,,000kW, Waste power generation: 10,000kW | FY2010 | N/A | New energy vision | not considered. |
| Tottori | 2008 | 60,000kW | 2007 to 2010 | N/A | Next generation program for environmental prefecture | planning to implement activities. |
| Shimane | FY2008 | PV: 18,000kW, Wind: 180,000kW, biomass heat: 12,000kl, Biomass power generation: 6,200kW, Solar heat: 19,000kl [FY2015]PV: 28,000kW, Wind: 270,000kW, Biomass heat: 1,500kl, biomass power generation: 7,800kW, Solar heat: 25,000kW, etc. |
FY2010 | N/A | Shimane new energy action plan | N/A |
| Okayama | 2007 | PV: 7,000kW (at public facilities and private offices) | 2011 | N/A | Okayama Yumedukuri Plan | Purchased green power certificate (2,000kWh) for prefecture-hosting event Eco Festa 2008. |
| Hiroshima | FY2004 | 567,800kl (supply) | FY2014 | FY2003 | Hiroshima new energy vision | planning to implement activities. |
| Yamaguchi | FY2001 | PV: 56,000kW, Wind: 7,000kW, Solar heat: 3,000kl | FY2010 | FY1999 | New energy vision | not considered. |
| Tokushima | FY2001 | 380,000kl | FY2010 | N/A | Tokushima environmental policy; basic principles for global environment, energy, new energy measures, and new energy promotion | under consideration |
| Kagawa | FY2003 | RE Target: 3% of prefectural power demand by PV, etc. | FY2010 | FY2002 | Kagawa new energy action plan | Using green power certificate for prefectural events. |
| Ehime | FY2002 | 2,020Tcal(2.9%) | FY2010 | N/A | Ehime new energy vision | N/A |
| Kochi | 1997 | 10,400kl | 2010 | 1993 | Kochi new energy vision | not considered. |
| Fukuoka | N/A | (unestablished) | N/A | N/A | N/A | not considered. |
| Saga | 2005 | 10%, PV: 10,000 cases, Co-generation, 200,000kW | 2020 (long term) | 2001 | Saga strategic action plan for promoting new energy | PV top-runner project: subsidy program for households that implemented PV system by utilizing green power certificate: applicant: residents in the prefecture who implemented PV system in FY2007 and FY2008: Subsidy: Up to 73,600 yen. |
| Nagasaki | 2000 | PV: 61,500kW, Wind: 18,800kW | 2010 | 1999 | Nagasaki new energy vision | not considered. |
| Kumamoto | FY2006 | To be doubled compared to base year (PV) | FY2010 | FY2005 | Kumamoto solar industry promotion strategy | Sold green power value of biogas power generation at Kumamoto northern water purification center. (Now publicly seeking businesses that granted the certificate.) |
| Oita | FY2003 | 73,600kl | FY2010 | N/A | Oita new energy vision | not considered. |
| Miyazaki | FY2003 | PV: 45,000kW, Wind: 4,500kW, Waste power generation: 34,500kW, Biomass power generation: 19,160kW | FY2010 | N/A | New energy vision | not considered. |
| Kagoshima | 2003 | PV: 8,300kW, Wind: 70,000kW, Solar heat: 70,000kl, Waste power generation: 21,000kW, Biomass power generation: 50,000kl | 2010 | N/A | New energy vision | not considered. |
| Okinawa | 2001 | PV: 53,000kW, Wind: 80,000kW | 2010 | N/A | New energy vision | not considered. |
