TEPCO Establishes New Online Renewable Electricity Retail Startup, 'TRENDE'
2018年3月30日 - 4:00PM
JCN Newswire (英)
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. (TEPCO) announced
today the launch of TRENDE Inc., an online renewable energy
retailer selling electricity to residential customers in Japan.
Customers will be able to sign up online or with their smartphones
for the new service. TRENDE offers a simple and affordable flat
rate plan to its customers. The company also offers a premium plan
that provides further savings for customers who are heavy consumers
of electricity.
TRENDE also plans to offer solar power generation equipment and
storage batteries on site at customer residences, in order to
create a distributed energy platform.
The new company will be led by 2 serial entrepreneurs, Jeffrey Char
and Tadatoshi Senoo. Char successfully built and sold several
technology companies in the United States and Japan. Senoo spent a
decade at Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank before co-founding Japan's first
and largest social lending enterprise with Char in 2006 and also
co-founded Orb, a blockchain startup in 2014.
"The launch of TRENDE demonstrates TEPCO's commitment to innovative
and environmentally responsible approaches to ensuring that
residential customers have the energy they need for a sustainable
future," said Mr. Char. "Our easy to use, engaging, and informative
platform will help consumers make smart energy choices and save
money, while also promoting the use of solar energy." Added Mr.
Senoo, "We are pleased to be working with TEPCO to make residential
solar power a reality."
About TEPCO
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. (TSE:9501),
headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is the largest utility in Japan
serving millions of homes and businesses. Worldwide the company has
more than 34 subsidiaries and 32 affiliates in 8 countries and
employs approximately 42,060 people. Consolidated revenue for the
fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, totaled 5.3 trillion Japanese
yen. The company was established in 1951 and is listed on the First
Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. For more information, please
visit http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/corpinfo/index-e.html
About TRENDE
TRENDE Inc. is an online renewable energy retailer selling
electricity to residential customers in Japan via its Ashita Denki
service website at https://ashita-denki.jp/. The company is a
subsidiary of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. For more
information, please visit http://trende.jp/.
Source: TEPCO
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