Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., abbreviated as Chuden in Japanese, is a Japanese electric utilities provider for the middle Chūbu region of the Honshu island of Japan. It provides electricity at 60 Hz, though an area of Nagano Prefecture uses 50 Hz. Chubu Electric Power ranks third among Japan's largest electric utilities in terms of power generation capacity, electric energy sold, and annual revenue. It is also one of Nagoya's "four influential companies" along with Meitetsu, Matsuzakaya, and Toho Gas. Recently, the company has also expanded into the business of optical fibers. On January 1, 2006, a new company, Chubu Telecommunications, was formed.
History
In 1988, Chubu Electric Power Company sponsored a film about Beavers, called Beavers. The beavers filmed for the production were hand-reared in a natural setting under the care of wildlife expert, William Carrick. Accustomed to the presence of humans, but untrained, the beavers went about their business while the camera crew watched. The IMAX® camera began recording in February 1987 near Port Perry, Ontario in chilly waters under nearly 2 feet of ice. Mal Wolfe was behind the camera for the under-ice sequences. The film is 34 minutes low and was produced by Stephen Low.[1]