由于政府补贴结束，日本十大主要电力公司的10月用电费率将触及历史新高，与此同时，中东动荡导致能源价格居高不下。
Electricity rates for October usage will hit record highs at all 10 major Japanese utilities due to the end of a government subsidy, with energy prices remaining elevated amid turmoil in the Middle East.
电力公司周二宣布，10月使用量的标准家庭电价（11月账单）将较上月上涨835至1578日元。
The utilities announced Tuesday that standard household rates for October usage, billed in November, will rise by between ¥835 and ¥1,578 from the previous month.
每千瓦时3.50日元的政府补贴（此前每月降低账单约800至900日元）将终止。
The government subsidy of ¥3.50 per kilowatt-hour, which had lowered monthly bills by about ¥800 to ¥900, will end.
由于账单周期部分覆盖11月，电价也反映了11月1日输电费（即使用输电线路的费用）的上涨。
Because the billing period partly covers November, the rates also reflect a Nov. 1 increase in transmission charges, or fees for using power lines.
冲绳电力公司的涨幅最大，上涨1578日元，达到每月10752日元，为十大电力公司中最高。
Okinawa Electric Power Co.’s rate will rise by the most, ¥1,578, to ¥10,752 a month, the highest among the 10 utilities.
东京电力公司的电价将上涨1286日元，达到每月9561日元。
Tokyo Electric Power Company’s rate will go up by ¥1,286 to ¥9,561 a month.
四大城市燃气公司也于周二宣布了10月费率，标准费率较上月上涨435至744日元。
Four major city gas utilities also announced their October rates Tuesday, with standard rates rising by between ¥435 and ¥744 from the previous month.
涨幅源于每立方米14日元政府补贴的结束，东京燃气公司费率上涨744日元，达到每月6488日元。
The increases follow the end of a government subsidy of ¥14 per cubic meter, with Tokyo Gas Co.’s rate rising by ¥744 to a monthly rate of ¥6,488.