Global
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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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
Haramachi power station
CO2 emissions
9.2
  MT/y
Investment need
4.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Nakoso power station
CO2 emissions
9.2
  MT/y
Investment need
4.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Misumi power station
CO2 emissions
8.5
  MT/y
Investment need
4.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hitachinaka power station
CO2 emissions
8.0
  MT/y
Investment need
4.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tomatouatsuma power station
CO2 emissions
8.0
  MT/y
Investment need
4.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Noshiro power station
CO2 emissions
7.9
  MT/y
Investment need
4.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Maizuru power station
CO2 emissions
7.6
  MT/y
Investment need
4.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Matsuura Kyushu power station
CO2 emissions
7.2
  MT/y
Investment need
4.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hirono power station
CO2 emissions
6.7
  MT/y
Investment need
3.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Reihoku power station
CO2 emissions
6.3
  MT/y
Investment need
3.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Takehara power station
CO2 emissions
5.7
  MT/y
Investment need
3.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tsuruga power station
CO2 emissions
5.6
  MT/y
Investment need
3.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Nanao-Ota Shinko power station
CO2 emissions
5.5
  MT/y
Investment need
3.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Isogo power station
CO2 emissions
5.4
  MT/y
Investment need
3.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yokosuka power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Matsushima power station
CO2 emissions
4.8
  MT/y
Investment need
2.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shin Onoda power station
CO2 emissions
4.8
  MT/y
Investment need
3.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Taketoyo power station
CO2 emissions
4.2
  MT/y
Investment need
1.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Sakata Kyodo power station
CO2 emissions
3.8
  MT/y
Investment need
1.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Nanyo Complex power station
CO2 emissions
3.7
  MT/y
Investment need
1.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Saijo power station
CO2 emissions
3.4
  MT/y
Investment need
1.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shikoku Tachibana-wan power station
CO2 emissions
3.3
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Takasago power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Toyama Shinko power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hitachinaka Generation
CO2 emissions
2.5
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kashima power station
CO2 emissions
2.5
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kin power station
CO2 emissions
2.4
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Nippon Steel (NSC) Kashima Works power station
CO2 emissions
2.3
  MT/y
Investment need
1.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tobata power station
CO2 emissions
2.3
  MT/y
Investment need
1.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tokuyama East power station
CO2 emissions
2.2
  MT/y
Investment need
1.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tokuyama Central power station
CO2 emissions
2.1
  MT/y
Investment need
1.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
UBE Industries power station
CO2 emissions
2.1
  MT/y
Investment need
1.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Daio Mishima Mill power station
CO2 emissions
2.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Gushikawa power station
CO2 emissions
1.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hirohata Works power station
CO2 emissions
1.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ishikawa power station
CO2 emissions
1.8
  MT/y
Investment need
1.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Karita power station
CO2 emissions
1.8
  MT/y
Investment need
1.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Nippon Steel Oita Works power station
CO2 emissions
1.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Niihama Nishi power station
CO2 emissions
1.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Nyugawa power station
CO2 emissions
1.5
  MT/y
Investment need
0.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Nagoya power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Sunagawa power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Sumitomo Osaka Cement power station
CO2 emissions
1.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Miike power station
CO2 emissions
1.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shimonoseki power station
CO2 emissions
1.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Itoigawa power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kamaishi Works power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Mizushima power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tokai Kyodo power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tosa power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kushiro Mill Npi power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
NSC Muroran Works power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Toyohashi Akemi power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Nippon Paper Miyagi power station
CO2 emissions
0.7
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Osaki CoolGen Project
CO2 emissions
0.7
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Chogoku Air Water Yamaguchi co-fire power station
CO2 emissions
0.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hikari Works power station
CO2 emissions
0.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ishinomaki Mill power station
CO2 emissions
0.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Iwanuma Mill power station
CO2 emissions
0.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kamisu power station
CO2 emissions
0.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kushiro power station
CO2 emissions
0.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Mizushima MZ power station
CO2 emissions
0.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Mitsubishi Materials Kyushu Plant power station
CO2 emissions
0.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Nobeoka power station
CO2 emissions
0.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Sendai power station
CO2 emissions
0.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Soma Coal-Biomass power station
CO2 emissions
0.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Suzukawa Energy Center
CO2 emissions
0.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Daicel Otake power station
CO2 emissions
0.5
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hibikinada Thermal Power Station
CO2 emissions
0.5
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hibikinida Biomass power station
CO2 emissions
0.5
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kaita power station
CO2 emissions
0.5
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Marusumi Paper Ohe Mill power station
CO2 emissions
0.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Mitsubishi Chemical Hiroshima Factory power station
CO2 emissions
0.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yatsushiro Mill power station
CO2 emissions
0.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
MCM HQ Energy Center power station
CO2 emissions
0.3
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Summit Onahama power station
CO2 emissions
0.3
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Taiheiyo Cement Kamiiso power station
CO2 emissions
0.3
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Taiheiyo Cement Saitama power station
CO2 emissions
0.3
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
UBE Industries Isa Factory power station
CO2 emissions
0.3
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hofu Energy Service power station
CO2 emissions
0.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Iwakuni Mill power station
CO2 emissions
0.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kureha Iwaki Factory power station
CO2 emissions
0.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Meinan Kyodo Energy power station
CO2 emissions
0.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Rengo Kanazu Mill power station
CO2 emissions
0.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shiohama Chemical New power station
CO2 emissions
0.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
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