Some Aspects of the Environment and Electric Power Generation.

S. Denis

Expert InsightsPublished 1972

A review of the available information about the relationship between electric power generation and the environment, with the focus primarily on cost estimates for devices intended to control pollution. The paper examines methods of producing electricity, the amounts of fuel consumed, the costs of fuels, and the costs of producing electric power in order to provide guidelines for exploring two questions: (1) Will pollution control costs influence electricity prices for consumers enough to be reflected in the rate of demand for electric power? (2) Will environmental constraints influence the consumption pattern of fossil fuels by electric utilities? 34 pp. Ref.

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