Through the renewable energy surcharge, a triangle of the Renewable Energy Diet Members’ Group, renewable energy companies, and foreign governments is sucking up national income.

Renewable Energy Surcharge Puts Pressure on Household Budgets

The renewable energy surcharge added to household electricity bills continues to rise.

FIT is a system where electric power companies purchase electricity from renewable energy companies at a fixed price. For solar power, the company pays 32 or 40 yen for a cost of about 10 yen, resulting in a huge profit margin.

FIP is a system where electric power companies purchase electricity from renewable energy companies at a variable price. The difference is borne by citizens as electricity bills.

China dominates the production of solar panels.

The Biden administration has banned the import of solar panels, citing forced labor in their production. This has resulted in a surplus of solar panels, and the head of a local government that has received political donations is cooperating with Chinese companies to liquidate the stock.

Japan’s solar power generation capacity per land area is the largest among major countries.

Japan’s solar power generation capacity per flat land area is twice that of Germany.

The outer rim of Mt. Aso is covered with 200,000 solar panels, the equivalent of 17 Fukuoka Domes. Can we really say that mega solar power plants, which cut down forests and take away the habitats of plants and animals, are environmentally friendly?

When a solar power company goes bankrupt, they are unable to restore the solar panels to their original state and they are left abandoned. If a fire were to break out, it could be a major disaster.

The number of solar power companies going bankrupt is increasing. Many of the companies that have gone bankrupt have been operating in a land speculation style, resulting in poor management.

Number of solar power company bankruptcies

The mega solar companies sell to electric power companies at huge profit margins, and then donate the profits to the Renewable Energy Diet Members’ League political group to promote renewable energy. The profits of the mega solar companies are borne by the public.

The cost of restoring solar power plants to their original state is funded through the FIT system. In other words, solar power generation companies make a profit by selling electricity, while the public is required to cover the cost of decommissioning the plants.

When compared per unit area, the amount of electricity generated by a solar power plant is 1/2,600 of that of a thermal power plant.

Wind turbines for power generation are interfering with the Self-Defense Forces’ radars’ ability to detect and track targets. Despite this, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of the Environment can offer their opinions on the establishment of wind power plants, but the Ministry of Defense cannot, so the weakening of defense capabilities is being overlooked.mount of electricity generated by a solar power plant is 1/2,600 of that of a thermal power plant.

Tokyo Governor Koike has received political donations from solar power generation companies and has not been sufficiently accountable for the allegations of profiteering.

“What is the government doing? We don’t need mega solar power plants. They’re not renewable energy, they’re not clean energy. They destroy the environment. Energy costs are high. And money is flowing to China.” July 2022

“It may be fine at first, but what will happen in 10 or 20 years? If a typhoon comes and a tornado destroys it like this time, will we have to rebuild it all again? Each piece of equipment is not that big, so wind and solar power are vulnerable to natural disasters. We need to think carefully about such things and come up with countermeasures.” September 2024

“The base power source should be a mix of hydroelectric, thermal, and nuclear power. If there is high demand in the summer, solar power may be added as a support, but solar and renewable energy should be secondary.” September 2024

“It will cost 10 trillion yen to reduce carbon dioxide. If we stop it, we can reduce the consumption tax by one third. If we stop GX, the renewable energy surcharge will disappear, so each person will no longer have to pay 27,000 yen. This will have a huge impact on everyone’s lives.” December 2024

“If we in Japan work hard and spend hundreds of trillions of yen to achieve carbon neutrality, the global environment will drop by 0.006 degrees Celsius. Is it really necessary to spend hundreds of trillions of yen to lower the temperature by 0.006 degrees Celsius? If that’s the case, we should quickly raise the 1.03 million yen threshold, lower the consumption tax, and stop invoicing.” December 2024

“There is no consideration of whether it is in the public’s interest or not. They are concerned with how to create their own business scheme, get people to allocate budgets for it, and pressure the public into believing they have no choice but to go along with it. How do they pressure the public? Through money, fear, and the media. They are deceiving the public with these three things.” December 2024