Hospital and Nursing Home Food Manufacturer Introduces Custom-Made Electricity Procurement for Its Factories
Digital Grid Corporation has introduced a custom-made electricity procurement system for four factories of Narikoma Food Co., Ltd., a major manufacturer of hospital and nursing home meals. This system allows up to approximately 90% of electricity to be procured at a fixed price, successfully mitigating price fluctuation risks. By procuring some electricity through the Digital Grid Platform (DGP) just before the Middle East situation worsened, the impact of subsequent price surges was suppressed. Digital Grid will continue to support customers' electricity procurement with diverse services.
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Digital Grid Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yusuke Toyoda; hereinafter "the Company") has introduced a custom-made system for the electricity of four factories of Narikoma Food Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Ibaraki City, Osaka; Representative Director: Katsunari Takeuchi; hereinafter "Narikoma"), a major manufacturer of hospital and nursing home meals, to procure up to approximately 90% of electricity at a fixed price, thereby suppressing price fluctuation risks.
By procuring some electricity through the Digital Grid Platform (DGP)* just before the Middle East situation worsened, we succeeded in reducing price fluctuation risks.
The Company will continue to provide diverse services to support customers in selecting electricity procurement that matches their costs and decarbonization policies.
About Narikoma
Narikoma is a leading company in the industry, manufacturing approximately 530,000 meals per day for nursing and medical facilities at central kitchens nationwide. The total electricity consumption of the four factories for which the Company supported electricity procurement is approximately 20 GWh, and there was a need to address the risk of electricity price fluctuations.
This time, we implemented a flexible design, which is our strength, such as changing the amount of electricity procured at a fixed price according to the electricity usage status of each factory.
About the Middle East situation and electricity prices
The price of the Japan Electric Power Exchange (JEPX) tends to be significantly affected by the highly volatile "spot LNG price," and the price of the wholesale electricity market also fluctuates due to sudden changes in LNG and crude oil prices caused by the Middle East situation.
This time, by procuring some electricity at a fixed price just before the price fluctuations due to the Middle East situation expanded, we were able to suppress the impact of the subsequent sharp price increases.
Company Profile
▶ Awarded in the Asia Pacific High-Growth Companies Ranking 2026 ▶ Minister of the Environment Award for Climate Change Action in Reiwa 7
Company Name: Digital Grid Corporation (http://www.digitalgrid.com/)
Representative: Yusuke Toyoda, President and CEO [TSE Growth Market 350A]
Established: October 2017 Capital: 1,204 million yen (as of end of January) Number of employees: 95 (as of April 1)
Location: Akasaka Enokizaka Building 3F, 1-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Business Description: Operation of electricity and environmental value trading platform "DGP," provision of distributed power aggregation services
Contact Information
Digital Grid Corporation Public Relations Office Ishihara, Ando pr@digitalgrid.com
By procuring some electricity through the Digital Grid Platform (DGP)* just before the Middle East situation worsened, we succeeded in reducing price fluctuation risks.
The Company will continue to provide diverse services to support customers in selecting electricity procurement that matches their costs and decarbonization policies.
About Narikoma
Narikoma is a leading company in the industry, manufacturing approximately 530,000 meals per day for nursing and medical facilities at central kitchens nationwide. The total electricity consumption of the four factories for which the Company supported electricity procurement is approximately 20 GWh, and there was a need to address the risk of electricity price fluctuations.
This time, we implemented a flexible design, which is our strength, such as changing the amount of electricity procured at a fixed price according to the electricity usage status of each factory.
About the Middle East situation and electricity prices
The price of the Japan Electric Power Exchange (JEPX) tends to be significantly affected by the highly volatile "spot LNG price," and the price of the wholesale electricity market also fluctuates due to sudden changes in LNG and crude oil prices caused by the Middle East situation.
This time, by procuring some electricity at a fixed price just before the price fluctuations due to the Middle East situation expanded, we were able to suppress the impact of the subsequent sharp price increases.
Company Profile
▶ Awarded in the Asia Pacific High-Growth Companies Ranking 2026 ▶ Minister of the Environment Award for Climate Change Action in Reiwa 7
Company Name: Digital Grid Corporation (http://www.digitalgrid.com/)
Representative: Yusuke Toyoda, President and CEO [TSE Growth Market 350A]
Established: October 2017 Capital: 1,204 million yen (as of end of January) Number of employees: 95 (as of April 1)
Location: Akasaka Enokizaka Building 3F, 1-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Business Description: Operation of electricity and environmental value trading platform "DGP," provision of distributed power aggregation services
Contact Information
Digital Grid Corporation Public Relations Office Ishihara, Ando pr@digitalgrid.com
FAQ
What services does Digital Grid Corporation provide?
It operates the electricity and environmental value trading platform "DGP" and provides distributed power aggregation services.
What benefits did Narikoma Food gain from its electricity procurement?
By procuring up to approximately 90% of electricity at a fixed price, price fluctuation risks were suppressed. Especially by procuring electricity just before the Middle East situation worsened, the impact of subsequent price surges was mitigated.