OREANDA-NEWS. In accordance with the provisions for gas rate adjustment system, Tokyo Gas has set the unit commodity charge for meter readings in August 2014 downward by 0.87 yen per cubic meter (45MJ, tax included) relative to the corresponding charge for meter readingsinJuly2014.

The adjustments are made based on average resource costs in March 2014-May 2014.
With these adjustments, for meter readings during August 2014 of the standard
household consuming 32m3(45MJ/ month)in the Tokyo district, etc., the monthly gas tariff will decreaseby 28yen (tax included) from that of July 2014 (previous month).

Reference: Outline of the gas resource cost adjustment scheme
* The scheme provides for adjustment of the unit commodity charge in gas rates (i.e., the charge per cubic meter of gas consumed) every monthin correspondence with fluctuation in gas resource prices owing to factors such as exchange rates and crude oil prices.
*The unit commodity charge is adjusted by 0.08748yen per cubic meter(0.081multiplied by 1.08(consumption tax))for each 100 yen of fluctuation in gas resource price, based on the difference between the standard average gas resource price (82,470yen per ton) and average gas resource price (calculated on the basis of weighted average cost of LNG and LPG import prices in the previous 3-5 months).
*The fluctuation in gas resource prices is calculated on the basis of actual values in customs clearance statistics for both LNG and LPG.
*Arrangement has been made to avoid price hike.  

Even if the average gas resource price exceeds the upper limit of 131,950 yen, the amount of 131,950yen is applied in the calculation of the gas rate adjustment.