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Japan
55.4
GW
259
MT
Coal plants in
Japan
Additional profit over 30 years
105.3
Bn. $
% Profitable
100
%
Annual CO2 emissions saved
259
MT / year
Total W-S-B investment need
136.7
Bn. $
Investment Potential
24
n.a.
%
of this country’s annual energy-related CO2 emissions could be eliminated by SwitchCoal.
Investment breakdown
136.7
Bn. $
Initial Investment for Conversion to Wind and Solar Power Plant
105.3
Bn. $
Additional profit from switch over 30 years (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
Solar
71,244
M. $
Wind
59,637
M. $
Battery
5,866
M. $
Production costs
5.2
ct/kWh
Mean OPEX of the coal plants within this country (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
3.9
ct/kWh
Production cost of renewable energy
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Region
CO2 emissions saved
Total W-S-B inv. need
% Profitable plants
Tohoku
CO2 emissions saved
50.1
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
25.9
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Kyūshū
CO2 emissions saved
43.3
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
23.2
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Chūbu
CO2 emissions saved
42.5
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
23.2
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Chūgoku
CO2 emissions saved
35.9
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
19.0
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Kantō
CO2 emissions saved
26.6
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
13.8
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Shikoku
CO2 emissions saved
23.9
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
13.4
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Kansai
CO2 emissions saved
23.7
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
11.8
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Hokkaido
CO2 emissions saved
11.9
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
6.1
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Miyagi
CO2 emissions saved
0.6
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
0.3
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Fukui
CO2 emissions saved
0.2
MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
0.1
Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
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Plant
CO2 emissions
Investment need
Profitable?
Hekinan power station
CO2 emissions
19.2
MT/y
Investment need
11.1
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kobe power station
CO2 emissions
11.3
MT/y
Investment need
5.1
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
J-POWER Tachibana-wan power station
CO2 emissions
9.6
MT/y
Investment need
5.8
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Matsuura J-POWER power station
CO2 emissions
9.5
MT/y
Investment need
5.3
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shinchi power station
CO2 emissions
9.4
MT/y
Investment need
4.7
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Nakoso power station
CO2 emissions
9.2
MT/y
Investment need
4.8
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Haramachi power station
CO2 emissions
9.2
MT/y
Investment need
4.9
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Misumi power station
CO2 emissions
8.5
MT/y
Investment need
4.8
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tomatouatsuma power station
CO2 emissions
8.0
MT/y
Investment need
4.2
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hitachinaka power station
CO2 emissions
8.0
MT/y
Investment need
4.4
Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
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