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With the arrival of autumn, the time for heating is approaching, but electricity prices will rise again in November. In fact, the electricity bill has risen by more than 1,000 yen this year, and even restaurants are screaming. ◇ What is currently selling at home centers in Tokyo are items that lead to "power saving". Mr. Yoshikazu Sato, Public Relations and CSR Office, DCM "We are selling power saving taps and products that visualize power consumption." Sales are said to have increased by about 30% compared to last year. One of them is an item called "Eco Keeper". Plug it into the outlet first. Mr. Yoshikazu Sato, Public Relations and CSR Office, DCM "Please connect the home appliances you want to use. When you turn on the power, the display of power consumption will begin." Mr. Yoshikazu Sato, Public Relations and CSR Office, DCM "The electricity bill is actually 0.5 yen (for one hour)." ◇Actually, this year, the price of electricity has been increasing little by little almost every month. Looking at the standard household electricity bill of Tokyo Electric Power Company from January, it has increased by 100 yen to 300 yen depending on the month. The electricity bill is scheduled to go up by 133 yen in November, which is 1,054 yen higher than in January. The reason for this is the increase in fuel prices, such as natural gas. Ten electric power companies nationwide will raise their prices in November. People in the city: "Will it go up by 1,054 yen?" People in the city: "I thought it would go up quite a bit." increase. Mr. Nagashima runs an AI-related company. I switched to remote work from last year. Souhiro Nagashima, director of QuantumCore, said, "Since August was 10,870 yen, (the electricity bill) has exceeded 10,000 yen. Huh? I was a little surprised because I thought it was strange." electricity bill. The reason for this is that I started spending most of my day at home and in the summer I ran the air conditioner at full capacity. Furthermore... Mr. Sohiro Nagashima, Director of QuantumCore, "I'm worried about the electricity bill because I'm using it so much that it gets hot here." I had to keep doing it, and my electricity bill increased. ◇ Restaurants are also affected. A long-established Chinese restaurant in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, "Yangzi Esaikan". In the kitchen in the middle of cooking, the owner was worried about... Shen Songwei, the owner of the Yangtze River Saikan, said, "This duct consumes the most electricity. It uses up half of our electricity capacity." BO) is on the first basement floor. Therefore, it is necessary to exhaust it to the roof through a duct, which consumes a large amount of electricity. The electricity bill has risen while the number of customers has not yet returned due to Corona. The owner of Yangtze River Saikan, Shen Songwei, said, "Of course, the cost is tough." ◇ Also, compared to summer, the difference between the set temperature of the air conditioner and the outside temperature is greater in winter, and the load on the air conditioner tends to be higher, so electricity bills tend to be higher. From the 17th, it will be cold at once from Sunday, so it seems that the burden on household finances will increase.