Comments on: Carbon Costs Could Add Up for Silicon Valley Companies https://carbonoffsetsdaily.com/news-channels/usa/carbon-costs-could-add-up-for-silicon-valley-companies-39000.htm Daily carbon offset news, insight, community. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:55:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: MDgreen https://carbonoffsetsdaily.com/news-channels/usa/carbon-costs-could-add-up-for-silicon-valley-companies-39000.htm/comment-page-1#comment-24532 MDgreen Thu, 27 May 2010 15:29:52 +0000 https://carbonoffsetsdaily.com/?p=39000#comment-24532 Natural Gas, not coal is the primary fuel source for electricity in the UK. http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/statistics/fuel_mix/fuel_mix.aspx I am also curious where the statistic for 50% increases in electricity prices comes from. Projections based on analysis of APA and also experience with the EU ETS (including a December 2009 report from E. On) indicate that the impact of cap and trade mechanisms on end user electricity prices is, while difficult to measure precisely, on the order of 5%. Natural Gas, not coal is the primary fuel source for electricity in the UK.
http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/statistics/fuel_mix/fuel_mix.aspx

I am also curious where the statistic for 50% increases in electricity prices comes from. Projections based on analysis of APA and also experience with the EU ETS (including a December 2009 report from E. On) indicate that the impact of cap and trade mechanisms on end user electricity prices is, while difficult to measure precisely, on the order of 5%.

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