Hokuriku Electric Power Company

The Hokuriku Electric Power Company nihongo|北陸電力|Hokuriku Denryoku supplies power by a regulated monopoly to the Toyama Prefecture, Ishikawa Prefecture, the northern part of Fukui Prefecture, and northwestern parts of Gifu Prefecture. It is often abbreviated nihongo|北電|Hokuden within its area of service, but out of that area the name can also refer to the Hokkaidō Electric Power Company so it is also shortened to nihongo|陸電|Rikuden.

Their headquarters are in Toyama, Toyama. Recently, Kei Takahara was adopted as their image character. They have also launched a campaign called nihongo|電気DE元気|Denki DE Genki.

Power Stations

Hydroelectric

Rikuden has 1,812 MW of hydroelectric capacity through 115 separate generating stations.

*Arimine I - 265 MW
**Arimine II - 120 MW
**Wada II - 122 MW
*神通川第一 - 82 MW
**神通川第二 - 40 MW
*more

Thermal power stations

Rikuden has 4,400 MW　of generating capacity through its thermal generating stations through 5 separate stations.
*Fukui Thermal Power Station - 250 MW (Unit 1 stopped in 2004)
*Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant - 1,200 MW
*Shichio Ota Thermal Power Station - 1,200 MW
*Tomiyama Thermal Power Station - 250 MW (Unit 2 stopped in 2001 and units 1 and 3 stopped in 2004)
*Tomiyama II - 1,500 MW 　　

Nuclear Power Plants

Rikuden runs just one nuclear plant, providing 1,898 MW of power.
*Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant - 1,898 MW

ee also

*Nuclear power in Japan