Kitakyushu City's 3E-Action Support Program: FY2026 Round Closed, Progress Reports Due May 31, 2027Kitakyushu City helps pay when companies install solar and batteries
Kitakyushu City runs the 3E-Action (generate, save and store energy) support program for small and medium-sized businesses that install self-consumption solar, small wind turbines, storage batteries, cutting-edge energy-saving equipment, or electric vehicles with V2H chargers or chargers at their business sites in the city. The FY2026 application period, May 11 to July 15, has ended. This is an introduction to prepare for the next round of this annual program.
- May 11Applications open
- July 15Application deadline (5:00 p.m.). The round is closed
- May 31, 2027Deadline for the energy-use results report from subsidized businesses
Key points
- Eligible equipment: self-consumption solar, small wind turbines, storage batteries, cutting-edge energy-saving equipment, and electric vehicles with V2H charger-dischargers or chargers. Eligible are SMEs installing equipment at business sites in the city
- The FY2026 application period was May 11 to July 15, 2026 (received by 5:00 p.m.). The page states that this year's round has closed
- Applications are received by the Kitakyushu Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Specialist Consultation Center. The city's Renewable Energy Introduction Promotion Division of the Environment Bureau prepared the page
- Subsidized businesses in FY2025 and FY2026 must submit an energy-use results report by May 31, 2027 (the form is sent by the Chamber)
What to do in practice
- Subsidized businesses should manage the report deadline of May 31, 2027
- If you are considering installation for next time, start early on equipment quotes and timing
- Confirm with your advisers how the subsidy is treated for accounting and tax (for example, reduction entries)
Kitakyushu City has a program that helps pay part of the cost when a company makes its own electricity with solar panels or installs a storage battery. The FY2026 applications ended on July 15. Knowing what is covered will help next time.
- ○Applies: Solar power for the company's own use
- ○Applies: A storage battery that holds electricity
- ○Applies: A charger for electric cars
- ×Does not apply: Equipment of a company outside the city
Points
- Equipment that makes electricity from solar or small wind for the company's own use is covered
- Storage batteries and new machines that reduce energy use are covered
- Electric cars and chargers are also covered
What the words mean
- Storage battery
- A large battery that stores electricity so you can use it when needed
- Self-consumption
- Using the electricity you make yourself instead of selling it
- City of Kitakyushu: Kitakyushu City: 3E-Action (generate, save and store energy) support program for SMEs
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