JEPX 30-day volatility: system price mean ¥20.82/kWh, standard deviation ¥8.74, coefficient of variation 42%, P10–P90 ¥9.33/kWh to ¥29.90/kWh, spike hours 6 h; widest mean area spread Tokyo−Shikoku +14.90 ¥/kWh.

30d mean
¥20.82/kWh
Std dev
¥8.74
CV
42%
P10 / P90
¥9.33 / ¥29.90
Spike hours
6 h
Widest spread
Tokyo−Shikoku +14.90
Risk analytics · 30 days · 1,536 slots

Volatility & Spreads

Area statistics

Slot-level distribution, intraday shape and congestion (price split vs system)

AreaMeanStdCV %P10P90MaxDaily σWithin-day σ (day-ahead)Peak/OffFloor hSpike hSplit %
■ System (システム)20.828.74429.3329.9047.884.727.220.9617.06.00
■ Hokkaido (北海道)18.2612.84705.0032.22105.006.6310.190.9238.549.097
■ Tohoku (東北)21.9311.21513.0034.3150.015.119.790.8644.013.596
■ Tokyo (東京)25.837.713019.4135.1650.014.236.141.048.00.098
■ Chubu (中部)24.718.423412.4134.5946.454.826.621.0112.00.097
■ Hokuriku (北陸)17.838.73499.3930.0046.455.796.331.2712.042.096
■ Kansai (関西)17.578.78508.6130.0046.455.936.301.2815.043.596
■ Chugoku (中国)14.617.85543.1123.6144.794.216.511.0140.533.597
■ Shikoku (四国)10.926.93630.0220.0537.513.725.580.9576.042.597
■ Kyushu (九州)14.147.68542.9022.4344.793.596.620.9646.031.597

Rolling 7-day intraday volatility

Mean within-day standard deviation of slot prices (¥/kWh)

  • Hokkaido (北海道)
  • Kansai (関西)
  • Kyushu (九州)
  • System (システム)
  • Tokyo (東京)
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Price distribution

Share of slots per price band (%)

  • Hokkaido (北海道)
  • Kyushu (九州)
  • Tokyo (東京)
floor0-55-1010-1515-2020-3030-5050+020406080

Daily spread vs Tokyo (東京)

Area daily average minus Tokyo daily average · negative = cheaper than Tokyo

  • Chubu (中部)
  • Chugoku (中国)
  • Hokkaido (北海道)
  • Hokuriku (北陸)
  • Kansai (関西)
  • Kyushu (九州)
  • Shikoku (四国)
  • Tohoku (東北)
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Inter-area spread & coupling matrix

Mean spread row − column (¥/kWh) — positive = row area more expensive

row − colHKD
北海道
THK
東北
TKO
東京
CBU
中部
HRK
北陸
KNS
関西
CGK
中国
SKK
四国
KYS
九州
Hokkaido 北海道·-3.67-7.56-6.44+0.43+0.70+3.65+7.34+4.12
Tohoku 東北+3.67·-3.89-2.77+4.10+4.37+7.32+11.01+7.80
Tokyo 東京+7.56+3.89·+1.12+8.00+8.26+11.22+14.90+11.69
Chubu 中部+6.44+2.77-1.12·+6.88+7.14+10.10+13.78+10.57
Hokuriku 北陸-0.43-4.10-8.00-6.88·+0.26+3.22+6.91+3.69
Kansai 関西-0.70-4.37-8.26-7.14-0.26·+2.96+6.64+3.43
Chugoku 中国-3.65-7.32-11.22-10.10-3.22-2.96·+3.69+0.47
Shikoku 四国-7.34-11.01-14.90-13.78-6.91-6.64-3.69·-3.22
Kyushu 九州-4.12-7.80-11.69-10.57-3.69-3.43-0.47+3.22·
Market coupling · 30dAll 9 areas one price: 0.8% of half-hoursWestern block (Chubu→Kyushu) one price: 4.6%
HKD–THK 54% split -3.67THK–TKO 30% split -3.89TKO–CBU 35% split +1.12CBU–KNS 75% split +7.14CBU–HRK 72% split +6.88HRK–KNS 6% split +0.26KNS–CGK 33% split +2.96KNS–SKK 59% split +6.64CGK–SKK 41% split +3.69CGK–KYS 6% split +0.47
Adjacent interconnector pairs · split = area prices differ by more than ¥0.005 · mean spread = first − second area (¥/kWh)

Interconnector congestion (連系線混雑)

OCCTO tie-line flows vs usable capacity · 2026-09-23 → 2026-10-22 · 35% of adjacent-area splits coincide with a congested link · 43.8 congested link-hours/day

Sources: JEPX spot, intraday, 先渡 & 間接送電権 CSV · TSO area supply-demand actuals (エリア需給実績) · OCCTO imbalance, interconnector, 広域予備率 & capacity-market data · HJKS outages · EPRX · METI · EGC — attribution & terms · Japan's new intraday market (Oct 2026) · Prices in ¥/kWh · For information only, not investment advice.