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The "fuel cost adjustment," which reflects fluctuations in fuel prices and exchange rates in electricity rates every month, hits management hard as it relies more on externally purchased electricity. Furthermore, in recent years, situations have arisen where demand and supply suddenly tighten due to overlapping factors such as extreme heat and equipment shutdowns, leading to warnings being issued. On the other hand, the roofs, parking lots, and unused land owned by companies are "sleeping assets" that only incur "maintenance costs for fixed assets" without generating profits. If left unaddressed, the risk of rising electricity costs and operational shutdowns during power outages will simultaneously increase, disrupting profit plans. The root cause is a single issue—an over-reliance on externally purchased electricity without utilizing idle assets. The solution is to create self-consumption solar power (plus storage batteries) to generate the necessary electricity on-site. For example, a system with a scale of 190.88 kW is expected to generate approximately 221,680 kWh annually, with an estimated reduction of about 96 tons of CO₂. We will transform idle assets into "investment assets for reducing electricity costs" through a seamless process from construction to subsidy application.

In recent years, the soaring electricity prices, coupled with frequent natural disasters and power outage risks, have led many factories, warehouses, and stores to postpone considerations with the mindset of "we'll think about it someday." As a result, there have been numerous instances of operational halts and inventory losses during large-scale power outages, and many companies have faced annual cost increases of several million yen solely due to electricity expenses. However, the fundamental issue lies in a business model that ends with merely "buying electricity." The failure to utilize solar power and storage batteries as "company assets" by leveraging their own roofs and premises, along with the inability to fully utilize government and local subsidies, continues to generate increased costs and BCP (Business Continuity Planning) concerns. Currently, the generation cost of self-consumption solar power is expected to be less than 10 yen/kWh, and there are national subsidies (up to one-third) and high-rate local subsidies (between one-half to two-thirds) available for industrial solar power and storage batteries. Furthermore, our company has successfully established numerous self-consumption projects exceeding 100 kW and projects with storage batteries nationwide, achieving over 200,000 kWh in generation and electricity cost reductions annually. "Storage batteries × subsidies = assets, cost reduction, environmental conservation, BCP." The longer you wait, the more electricity costs and opportunity losses will grow. First, please check your company's dedicated investment recovery simulation based on your own roof and electricity bill details.

The statement made by Ms. Sanae Takaichi regarding the promotion of perovskite solar cells is generating buzz. Indeed, perovskite is lightweight and is attracting attention as a next-generation material, but practical application is still a way off. There are several hurdles remaining before commercialization, including mass production costs, durability, and power generation efficiency. On the other hand, the high electricity prices and the demand for carbon neutrality cannot wait. Companies that are "actually operating now" are opting for self-consumption rooftop solar power generation. Ground-mounted mega-solar projects face headwinds due to landscape and environmental regulations, but utilizing the roofs of factories, warehouses, and stores comes with substantial subsidies. Existing high-efficiency panels (especially those from Chinese Tier 1 manufacturers) boast power generation efficiencies exceeding 22% and a 25-year output guarantee, with a level of technological maturity that is unmatched. Rather than chasing dreams of the future, realizing "lower electricity costs now" is the best strategy for corporate management. Now, during the perovskite boom, attention is turning to realistic choices—self-consumption solar power.