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1st Community Power Conference

Fukushima, November, 3-4, 2016

Local External Benefit of Renewable Energy Project

Yasushi MARUYAMA (Nagoya University)

Objective

Positive externality of renewable energy project

Possibility and necessity of translation between
global environmental discourse and local social
context.
Citizens proactive social movements after
Fukushima disaster in 2011 in Japan.
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20102015
Local Initiative for Renewable Energy 20102015

600050
$ 50million invest
from 6000people

2010
Citizen RE projects 1999-2010

2015
Local Initiatives in 2015
Shota Furuya


Protest movement against wind power projects

Zenibako

Nemuro

Shiokubimisaki
Shirakamimisaki

Kuzumaki
Sakata

Ofunato

Shiraisan
Awara

Kurobokke
Iwaki (Offshore)

Aoyama Kohgen
Minami Awaji Asago

Takayama
Ina

Izumo
Gotsu

Tokyo

Nagato
Shirataki Yama

Chikura
Higashi Izu (Misujiyama, Atagawa)
Kawazu (Hachinoyama)

Ukushima
Goto Islands

Yura
Ikata

Toyohashi
Tahara
Gyosya Yama
Watarai

Minami Izu


Framing

Framing
Global
Inter regional
Framing

Framing

Global
worming

biodiversity

Energy sustainability

Framing

Risk / cost

Local
Autonomy

Economic
benefit

Short term

Long term


Renewable energy and social consensus

Positive Impact

Negative Impact

Revitalize region
by ripple effects

Energy
Security

Stability
of energy
price

Impact on
ecosystem
and landscape

Antinuclear

Business
profit

climate change
mitigation

Distribution

Health issue

Price of
electricity
by renewable
energy

Cooperative Wind (2012 Akita)

Motivation: Green electricity (Nuclear free, CO2 free)
Problem: Lack of local renewable resources
Business model

Financed by Consumer cooperative in large Tokyo

Wind power project sell electricity to power supplier (PPS)
Power supplier sell electricity to consumer cooperative
Coop

Coop
wind

Electricity
PPS

Payment
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External benefit of local society

New social network

New market for local
(agricultural) products
Something different
(mayor)

Energy autonomy
by citizen!

Diversity of Local benefit

Internal Economy/ Direct Effect

Finance/ Invest
Tax
Construction
Operation
Maintenance
Cheaper energy cost

External Economy/ Indirect Effect

Local fund
Contribution to solve local issues
Biomass and pest animal
Smart meter with Observant Care Services for the Elderly
Small hydro with improving maintenance of agricultural water

channel

Social network / Social exchange to promote

Green-tourism
Local products
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