We (Japanese consumers) are complaining about the higher electricity charges not because they are higher charges but because we have no assurance that the additional money is being used wisely (e.g., to further the shift away from nuclear and carbon-based).

The building where I have my office is going to see higher prices very soon, and two Tepco people recently spent an hour talking with me (on behalf of the building association) about it. At the end, they mentioned that the new law mandating acceptance/transmission of solar and other sustainable-generated power will add to the bill. To which I replied, basically, "That's okay, because that's for a good cause. Money is not the primarily problem. It's what the money is used for that fuels distrust and resentment." I doubt I am all that exceptional.

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Fred Uleman, translator emeritus