In fiscal year 2017, the electricity rates for industries amounted to about **** Japanese yen per kilowatt hour, up from around **** yen in the previous year. Compared to fiscal 2010, the costs for electric power for industries increased by approximately ** percent. The electricity rates in Japan increased multiple times since the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, due to the shutdown of nuclear power plants, as well as rising fuel prices until 2014.