FACT BOOK 2008

	TARGETS OF MANAGEMENT		STOCK DATA
	COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS		ELECTRICITY DEMAND
	IMPROVEMENT OF MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY		ELECTRICITY SUPPLY FACILITIES
	ELECTRICITY SUPPLY		ELECTRICITY RATES
	CAPITAL INVESTMENT		NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
	CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA		ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

　

TARGETS OF MANAGEMENT
	Targets of Management
	Consolidated Ordinary income
	Consolidated Operating Profit Ratio to total Assets
	Consolidated Shareholders' Equity Ratio
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COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS
	PROFILE
	Growth of Capital Stock
	10 Electric Power Companies in Japan
	Consolidated(Non-Consolidated) Total Assets
	Consolidated(Non-Consolidated) Sales
	Consolidated(Non-Consolidated) Ordinary Income
	Consolidated(Non-Consolidated) Net Income
	Installed Capacity
	Electricity Sales
	Number of Employees(10KB)
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IMPROVEMENT OF MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY
	Productivity(Electricity Sales per Employee)
	Automation Rate
	Transmission & Distribution Loss Rate
	Frequency & Duration of Outages per Household
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ELECTRICITY DEMAND
	Electricity Sales & System Peak Load(11KB)
	Electricity Sales(11KB)
	Electricity Sales by Category of Large Industrial Sectors
	Load Factor
	Seasonal Load Curve
	Daily Load Curve
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ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
	Sources and Disposition of Electricity Supply(12KB)
	Peak Load Balance(12KB)
	Power Generating Mix in Percentage of Total Output
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ELECTRICITY SUPPLY FACILITIES
	Changes in Power Generating Capacity(10KB)
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CAPITAL INVESTMENT
	Capital Investment(9KB)
	Capital Investment by Financing Source(8KB)
	Financing Sources(9KB)
	Issues of Foreign Bonds
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ELECTRICITY RATES
	Changes in Electricity Rates Per kWh of Electricity Sales by Hokuriku EPCo
	Public Utility Rates
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
	Consolidated outstanding interest-bearing liabilities
	Shareholders' Equity(8KB)
	Shareholders' Equity Ratio
	Return on Total Assets (8KB)
	Ratio of Net Income to Sales (8KB)
	Ratio of Ordinary Income to Sales (8KB)
	Net Income per Share (8KB)
	Net Assets per Share (8KB)
	Price Earnings Ratio(9KB)
	Price Bookvalue Ratio (9KB)
	Return on Equity (9KB)
	Consolidated Balance Sheets(29KB)
	Consolidated Statement of Income(24KB)
	Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows(26KB)
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NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
	Composition of Assets(13KB)
	Shareholders' Equity
	Shareholders' Equity Ratio (10KB)
	Ordinary Expenses(12KB)
	Ordinary Revenues(11KB)
	Ratio of Net Income to Sales (10KB)
	Ratio of Ordinary Income to Sales (10KB)
	Return on Total Assets (10KB)
	Interest Expenses ＆ Interest Coverage Ratio (11KB)
	Balance of Interest Bearing Debts (10KB)
	Net Income per Share (10KB)
	Net Assets per Share (10KB)
	Price Earnings Ratio (11KB)
	Price Bookvalue Ratio (11KB)
	Return on Equity (11KB)
	Industrial Comparison of Dividend Yield Rates
	Non-Consolidated Balance Sheets(27KB)
	Non-Consolidated Statement of Income(24KB)
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STOCK DATA
	Shareholders by Amount of Shareholdings
	Shareholdings by Shareholder Type
	Stock Price and Trading Volume
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
	Capital Investment in Environmental Protection
	CO2 Emission Rates by Type of Power Plants
	CO2 emission intensity
	SOx & NOx emission intensity at Thermal Power Plants
	International Comparison of SOx & NOx emission intensity
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Notes:	1.	Fiscal years run from April 1 to March 31.
	2.	In the figures and tables, the sum of components may not equal total due to individual rounding.
	3.	Data on the 10 EPCos are based on surveys by Hokuriku EPCo unless otherwise specified (e.g., "Hand Book of Electric Power Industry").
	4.	10 EPCos : Hokkaido, Tohoku, Tokyo, Chubu, Kansai, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa, and Hokuriku EPCo.