光熱費

光熱費はいくらですか？

How much are the utility costs?

Simple question using 'ikura' (how much).

光熱費を払います。

I will pay the utility costs.

Using the direct object particle 'wo' with the verb 'harau'.

日本の光熱費は高いです。

Japanese utility costs are expensive.

Simple adjective sentence.

今月の光熱費は安いです。

This month's utility costs are cheap.

Using 'yasui' (cheap) as the opposite of 'takai'.

光熱費をチェックします。

I will check the utility costs.

Using the loanword 'chekku suru'.

光熱費、高いね！

Utilities are expensive, aren't they!

Casual sentence ending with 'ne'.

これは光熱費の紙です。

This is the utility bill paper.

Using 'kami' (paper/bill) to refer to the physical statement.

光熱費は別ですか？

Are utilities separate?

Using 'betsu' to mean separate from rent.

一人暮らしの光熱費はどのくらいですか？

About how much are utilities for someone living alone?

Using 'dono kurai' to ask for an approximate amount.

光熱費を節約するために、電気を消します。

In order to save on utilities, I turn off the lights.

Using 'tame ni' to express purpose.

冬は光熱費が高くなります。

In winter, utility costs become expensive.

Using 'naru' (to become) with an adjective.

光熱費の支払いはコンビニでできます。

You can pay utility bills at a convenience store.

Using 'dekiru' to express possibility.

毎月の光熱費を記録しています。

I am recording my monthly utility costs.

Using the continuous form 'te-imasu'.

ガス代と電気代を合わせて光熱費と言います。

We call the gas and electricity bills combined 'kōnetsuhi'.

Using 'to iimasu' to define a term.

新しいエアコンで光熱費が安くなりました。

Utility costs became cheaper with the new air conditioner.

Using 'de' to indicate the means or reason.

光熱費を抑える方法を教えてください。

Please tell me ways to keep utility costs down.

Using 'hōhō' (method/way).

最近の物価高で、光熱費が家計を圧迫している。

With the recent high prices, utility costs are squeezing the household budget.

Using 'appaku suru' (to pressure/squeeze).

光熱費を少しでも安くするために、窓に断熱シートを貼った。

To make utilities even a little cheaper, I put insulation sheets on the windows.

Using 'sukoshi demo' to mean 'even a little'.

このアパートは光熱費込みの家賃設定になっている。

This apartment has a rent setting that includes utility costs.

Using 'komi' as a suffix for 'included'.

光熱費の平均額は、世帯人数によって大きく異なります。

The average amount for utilities varies greatly depending on the number of people in the household.

Using 'ni yotte' to mean 'depending on'.

古い住宅は断熱性が低いため、光熱費がかさむ傾向がある。

Older houses tend to have high utility costs because their insulation is low.

Using 'kasamu' (to pile up/increase) and 'keikō' (tendency).

光熱費をクレジットカードで支払うと、ポイントが貯まってお得だ。

If you pay utilities with a credit card, you can earn points and it's a good deal.

Using 'to' for a conditional result.

引っ越し手続きの際、光熱費の停止と開始の連絡を忘れないでください。

When moving, please don't forget to contact about stopping and starting utilities.

Using 'no sai' as a formal version of 'toki'.

太陽光パネルを設置してから、光熱費が劇的に減った。

Since installing solar panels, utility costs have decreased dramatically.

Using 'gekiteki ni' (dramatically).

エネルギー価格の高騰が、中小企業の光熱費負担を増大させている。

The skyrocketing energy prices are increasing the burden of utility costs for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Using 'zōdai sasete iru' (causative form of increase).

光熱費の削減は、企業の利益率向上に直結する重要な課題だ。

Reducing utility costs is an important issue directly linked to improving a company's profit margin.

Using 'chokketsu suru' (to be directly linked).

政府による光熱費の補助金制度が、家計の支えとなっている。

The government's utility subsidy system is supporting household budgets.

Using 'sasae to natte iru' (acting as a support).

オール電化住宅では、光熱費を一括管理できるメリットがある。

In all-electric homes, there is the merit of being able to manage utility costs collectively.

Using 'ikkatsu kanri' (collective management).

光熱費の変動要因を分析し、来期の予算を策定する必要がある。

It is necessary to analyze the factors causing utility cost fluctuations and formulate the budget for the next term.

Using 'sakutei' (formulation/planning).

省エネ意識の向上により、多くの家庭で光熱費の抑制が進んでいる。

Due to increased energy-saving awareness, the suppression of utility costs is progressing in many households.

Using 'yokusei' (suppression/control).

光熱費の支払いが滞ると、サービスの供給が停止される恐れがある。

If utility payments are delayed, there is a risk that the supply of services will be suspended.

Using 'todokōru' (to be delayed) and 'osore ga aru' (there is a fear/risk).

賃貸契約において、光熱費の負担区分を明確にすることが重要だ。

In lease contracts, it is important to clarify the division of responsibility for utility costs.

Using 'futan kubun' (division of burden).

光熱費の推移を消費者物価指数の観点から考察すると、外的要因の影響が顕著である。

When examining the trends in utility costs from the perspective of the Consumer Price Index, the influence of external factors is remarkable.

Using 'suī' (trend/transition) and 'kencho' (remarkable/notable).

燃料費調整制度の導入により、光熱費は国際情勢に左右されやすくなっている。

With the introduction of the fuel cost adjustment system, utility costs have become more susceptible to international affairs.

Using 'sayū sarenasui' (easily influenced).

ZEH（ネット・ゼロ・エネルギー・ハウス）の普及は、将来的な光熱費のあり方を変えるだろう。

The spread of ZEH (Net Zero Energy House) will likely change the nature of future utility costs.

Using 'arikata' (the way things are/should be).

光熱費の高騰は、実質賃金の低下と相まって、消費者の購買意欲を減退させている。

The skyrocketing utility costs, coupled with the decline in real wages, are dampening consumers' willingness to buy.

Using 'ai-matte' (coupled with/combined with).

各自治体は、生活困窮者に対して光熱費の特別支援金を支給することを決定した。

Each local government has decided to provide special support funds for utility costs to those in financial distress.

Using 'seikatsu konkyūsha' (people in financial distress).

企業のCSR活動の一環として、工場の光熱費削減を通じたCO2排出量抑制が求められている。

As part of corporate CSR activities, the suppression of CO2 emissions through the reduction of factory utility costs is required.

Using 'ikkan to shite' (as part of).

光熱費の算出根拠を透明化することは、電力自由化市場における競争力の源泉となる。

Making the basis for calculating utility costs transparent becomes a source of competitiveness in the deregulated electricity market.

Using 'sanshutsu konkyo' (basis of calculation).

歴史的に見れば、光熱費の構成比の変化は、人々のライフスタイルの変遷を如実に物語っている。

Looking historically, the changes in the composition of utility costs vividly tell the story of the transition in people's lifestyles.

Using 'nyojitsu ni monogataru' (to tell vividly/truly).

地政学的リスクに端を発するエネルギー供給網の寸断は、国内の光熱費に壊滅的な打撃を与えかねない。

Disruptions in the energy supply chain stemming from geopolitical risks could potentially deal a devastating blow to domestic utility costs.

Using 'ni tan wo hassuru' (stemming from) and 'kanenai' (could/might).

光熱費の価格弾力性を分析することで、省エネ政策の実効性をより精緻に評価することが可能となる。

By analyzing the price elasticity of utility costs, it becomes possible to evaluate the effectiveness of energy-saving policies more precisely.

Using 'kakaku danryokusei' (price elasticity) and 'seichi' (precise/minute).

再エネ賦課金の増大が光熱費に転嫁される現状に対し、産業界からは懸念の声が上がっている。

Voices of concern are rising from the industrial world regarding the current situation where the increase in renewable energy surcharges is being passed on to utility costs.

Using 'tenka sareru' (to be passed on/transferred).

光熱費というミクロな家計指標から、マクロ経済のダイナミズムを読み解く試みがなされている。

Attempts are being made to decipher the dynamism of the macro-economy from the micro household indicator known as utility costs.

Using 'yomitoku' (to decipher/read into).

エネルギー貧困の定義を光熱費の所得比率に基づき再定義し、包括的な社会保障制度を構築すべきだ。

Energy poverty should be redefined based on the ratio of utility costs to income, and a comprehensive social security system should be constructed.

Using 'hōkatsuteki' (comprehensive).

光熱費の低減を目的としたスマートシティ構想は、都市インフラのパラダイムシフトを促している。

The smart city concept, aimed at reducing utility costs, is prompting a paradigm shift in urban infrastructure.

Using 'paradagimu shifuto' (paradigm shift).

電力卸売市場の価格変動が末端の光熱費に波及するプロセスには、多層的なマージン構造が介在している。

In the process where price fluctuations in the wholesale electricity market ripple through to end-user utility costs, a multi-layered margin structure intervenes.

Using 'hakyū suru' (to ripple/spread) and 'kaizai' (intervention).

光熱費の負担軽減策が時限的な措置に留まることは、将来的な不確実性を助長する結果を招きかねない。

The fact that utility cost reduction measures remain limited to temporary actions could potentially lead to fostering future uncertainty.

Using 'jigenteki' (temporary/time-limited) and 'jocho' (to foster/promote - usually negative).