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Electricity 電気
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STARTING USE
When you move in to an apartment, the electricity will have been turned off at a circuit switch. To receive the flow of electricity, flip the switch, fill out the accompanying post card and send it to Kyushu Denryoku Power Company. If after doing so, the electricity fails to switch on, contact the power company.
Kyushu Denryoku
6-16 Yojiro 2 Chome
253-1111
DISCONTINUING USE
Call Kyushu Denryoku as soon as you have fixed a moving date. Payment of the amount due and any transfer arrangements must be made before you move. When you call, state your customer number, which should be printed on your bill or receipt.
RATES
Electricity meters are read on a monthly basis and a notice slip informing you of the amount of power used will be left in your mail box. The bill is made up of a minimum basic fee plus an additional use charge for any electricity used exceeding the basic allowance.
PAYMENT
You can pay
1. in person by taking the invoice sent to you by the power company to the nearest convenience store, bank or post office
2. through an automatic deduction from your bank or postal account
POWER FAILURE
If there is a sudden power failure in your home, first check if it is just your home or the whole neighbourhood. If it is
a) your whole neighbourhood and there is no apparent reason (for example, a typhoon) then it is advisable to contact Kyushu Denryoku.
b) only your house, then it could be a fuse or the breaker switch. If that is the case, then unplug or turn off any appliances and then flip the breaker switch. If the switch or fuse blows again then it is advisable to contact Kyushu Denryoku. After having checked to make sure that none of the switches have been tripped and there is still no power then you should also contact the power company.
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