J:COM entered into framework agreements with three energy companies to procure power under PPAs and renewable retail plans, the company announced on July 6, 2026.
According to the statement, the company divided its power demand into three regions: Hokkaido, East Japan, and West Japan. It will pair a PPA with a retail plan covering the shortfall in each of them.
In Hokkaido, J:COM partnered with Hokkaido Electric Power. It began procuring the output of an undisclosed biogas plant under a physical off-site PPA sleeved by the utility in April 2026, using it primarily to power its headend facilities in Sapporo City.
Renewable energy procurement under the frameworks has not started in the remaining two regions yet. In East Japan, the company partnered with Sumitomo Corporation, planning to procure biomass power-derived non-fossil certificates (NFCs) from April 2030 under a virtual PPA. In West Japan, it tied up with Osaka Gas and its group company Daigas Energy and signed a solar virtual PPA scheduled to launch in October 2028.
The cable TV and telecommunications operator did not disclose the size of the assets backing the deals or what portion of its power consumption the PPAs will cover relative to the retail plans. It said it plans to reduce its emissions from approximately 100,000 tons of CO2 in FY2025 to zero by FY2030, implying renewable procurement of about 230GWh per year, based on Japan’s average grid emissions factor.
J:COM joins a growing list of corporate power consumers partnering with major energy companies to procure renewable power through a mix of PPAs and regular retail plans.
