REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Nov. 13,
2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle Utilities today announced
that it is working with the Ministry of Environment (Japan) and five major utilities in the country
as part of the Ministry's effort to promote a Japanese model of
information-based CO2-reducing behavioral changes in the
residential sector. To help Japan
meet its climate change counter-measure plan and Paris Agreement
commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26 percent by
fiscal year 2030 (compared to fiscal year 2013 levels), Oracle
Utilities Opower Energy Efficiency Cloud Service will be utilized
to provide personalized energy efficiency guidance to 300,000
households across five utility territories throughout Japan.
With nearly 70 percent of the average Japanese household's
carbon footprint stemming from energy use, Japan's Ministry of Environment (MOE)
commissioned a nationwide study to measure the potential of
residential behavioral energy efficiency programs as a means of
reaching Japan's fiscal year 2030
CO2 emissions' reduction goals—of which a 40% reduction
is required in residential-sector emissions alone. As part of this
effort, Oracle Utilities will work with five major Japanese
utilities, including Hokkaido Gas, Ltd., Tohoku Electric Power Co.,
Inc., Hokuriku Electric Power Co., Inc., Kansai Electric Power Co.,
Inc., and Okinawa Electric Power, Co., Inc., to deliver Home Energy
Reports (personalized energy consumption communications) to
residents across each utility territory using the Opower Energy
Efficiency Cloud Service platform.
"It is very rewarding to be able to contribute to energy
efficiency around the globe. Japan
is another example of the current energy efficiency programs we are
running with 87 utilities around the world in order to create a
more sustainable planet. The goal of Oracle Utilities is to provide
superior technology – both cloud and on-premises – to support our
utility customers in meeting objectives such as energy efficiency,
improving customer experience, modernizing network management and
better managing their assets as the industry continues to
innovate," said Rodger Smith, senior
vice president and general manager of Oracle Utilities.
Leveraging Oracle Utilities' Opower Energy Efficiency Cloud
Service, each of the five utilities will deliver Home Energy
Reports to 60,000 of their residents for a total of 300,000 homes
across Japan. Each resident will
receive reports with personalized insights that are designed to
raise energy efficiency awareness by making consumers' energy
consumption easy to understand (such as by comparing each
household's gas or electricity usage with that of similar homes and
providing tips tailored to each household on how they can reduce
waste where it makes sense for them to do so). This unique
combination of analytics and behavioral design, enabled through a
scalable SaaS platform, is proven to drive measureable energy
efficiency results around the world.
"Enabling consumers to track their energy usage and contribute
to the country's goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions has been
a goal for Japan for many years.
Taking this next step in our efforts with Oracle Utilities Japan is
yet another milestone for us in meeting our objectives," said
Hidetoshi Nakagami, Chairman of
Jyukankyo Research Institute, President of JAESCO, and
member/leader of numerous governmental advisory committees in
Japan.
Additional Resources
Oracle Utilities Energy Efficiency Cloud Service
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