This paper conducted a quantitative study on the outlook of Wind-powered electricity in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China by the year 2030 based on the econometric method．The aim of wind power development of Xinjiang is to have 15 GW installed capacity by 2020．To achieve this goal，by increasing the subsidies for the price of wind power and by rising the electricity price，we have designed four scenarios to conduct an econometric simulation analysis．These scenarios are the reference scenario，the scenario of increasing the subsidies for the selling price of wind power，the scenario for rising the electricity price and the scenario for a comprehensive measurement．Among these scenarios the comprehensive measurement scenario is considered to be the most viable alternative．We assume that the selling price of wind powered electricity is expected to reach parity with coal-fired power around 2020．After 2021，the selling price of wind powered electricity will be able to compete with the price of coal-fired electricity．This will help the elimination of the subsidies given to wind power energy．Then the wind power industry of Xinjiang will be able to develop independently．

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The summer after the Grate East Japan Earthquake 2011, Japanese people were required to conserve electricity consumption to avoid a national energy emergency. Japanese government and electricity companies campaigned for "SETSUDEN( i.e. electricity saving) " and it worked. As a result, more than 18 percent electricity saving in Kanto area were achieved, compared to previous summer level. The purpose of this study is to examine why people could save electricity consumption significantly and what were the factors of electricity saving behavior and to analyze the mechanism of consumer's energy conservation behavior in the summer of 2011, Japan. The empirical results are based on an internet-based survey that was sent out to about 6500 Japanese households, and covariance structure analysis was carried out. Our results indicate that perceived consumer effectiveness, perceived benefit and perceived risk ( including magnitude of risk noxiousness and probability of risk occurrence) are all important factors of electricity saving activities within Japanese household after the disasters. This paper ends by discussing some implications of these results for the future informative communication measures in energy-saving field.

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