City Gas in Japan 2007
2007 Environment Friendly City Gas
City Gas in Japan 2007
Feedstock
Environmentally Friendly City Gas
Production and Distribution
Safety Measures
Residential Use
Industrial and Commercial Use
Gas Cooling and Heating
Gas Cogeneration System
Natural Gas Vehicles
R&D for City Gas Use
International Relations
Environmental Preservation and Recycling Measures
Relationship with the Local Community
 
City gas is being used in an increasing variety

City gas is making a prosperous, comfortable lifestyle a reality, and supporting Japanﾕs industry. Sales volume of city gas in FY2008 was approximately 34.5 billion m3, an increase of about 1.5 times over 10 years. Industrial demand has been rising at a particularly rapid pace. The environmental advantages of natural gas, the principal raw material used to produce city gas, are highly appreciated, and applications in many fields of industry are expanding.

The 211* city gas utilities throughout Japan are responding to continually increasing demand and to customersﾕ various needs, while at the same time assisting in the creation of a pleasant and comfortable living environment.
* The number of city gas utilities as of July 2009.
 
The number of customers is about 28.6 million
･ Number of customers
(unit: thousand) 		  Continuously increasing city gas sales
･ Sales volume growth
[unit: million m3 (41.8605MJ/m3)]
*41.8605MJ = 10,000kcal
Number of customers Sales volume growth
 
Sales volume of industrial use reaches 49.9%, exceeding that of
residential use.
･ Proportions of city gas sales
Proportions of city gas sales
*Others: hospitals, public facilities, etc.
 
Growth rate of city gas sales volume exceeds that of GDP.
･ Real gross domestic product (GDP) and final energy consumption
(FY 1997 = 100)
Real gross domestic product (GDP) and final energy consumption
Sources: Statistics from Cabinet Office, "Real GDP"/
Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, "Energy Supply and Demand 2007"