{"id":163996,"date":"2024-06-25T11:37:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T02:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=163996&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-06-25T11:38:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T02:38:01","slug":"kyuden-offers-heatstroke-prevention-plan-with-electricity-discount","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyuden-offers-heatstroke-prevention-plan-with-electricity-discount\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyuden Offers Heatstroke Prevention Plan with Electricity Discount"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To prevent heatstroke among the elderly, Kyushu Electric Power Co. (Kyuden) will offer a\u00a0 \u00a51,500 discount on electricity bills for households with residents aged 75 and older. The discount applies to electricity usage in August, billed in September, and is available to those on Kyuden\u2019s flexible pricing plans. With temperatures expected to be higher than average this summer, the company aims to encourage the use of air conditioning and fans. This plan, resumed after a three-year hiatus, can be applied for online from July 19 to August 20. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyuden.co.jp\/press_h240620-1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyushu Electric Power<\/span><\/a><b> \/ <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240624\/5010024691.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-163989\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_air-conditioner_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kyuden Offers Heatstroke Prevention Plan with Electricity Discount\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_air-conditioner_2024_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_air-conditioner_2024_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_air-conditioner_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_air-conditioner_2024_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To prevent heatstroke among the elderly, Kyushu Electric Power Co. (Kyuden) will offer a\u00a0 \u00a51,500 discount on electricity bills for households with residents aged 75 and older&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":163991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-163996","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/163996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}