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Japan more reliant on coal, LNG after 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster

Japan deregulating electrical industry in attempt to lower prices for consumers, businesses in post-Fukushima environment After the Fukushima nuclear plant accident on March 11, 2011 Japan Japan became increasingly reliant on generating electricity using imported coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG). Even as the imported cost of coal and LNG declined, Japan’s electricity price increased. According to data […]