Academic Scientific JournalsValuation of external costs in energy sector – a case study
Keywords:
external costs, energy sector, ExternE methodologyAbstract
The aim of the article is the valuation of external costs, made on the basis of a case study for a lignite coal-fired power plant. The structure of emitted air pollutants is presented, which forms a map of typical health hazards, the main component of external costs. The structure and amount of external costs – in million EUR/year and cEuro/kWh – have been calculated for two ranges: the entire area of deposition and only for Poland. The cost structure is dominated by health costs and global warming effects. A much smaller costs can be seen in the case of material damage, crops and biodiversity losses. The most important component of external costs are health costs, which amount to EUR 540 million per year for all countries affected by the plant. In terms of scale, the main source of health hazards is associated with the emission of sulphur dioxide and its compounds; smaller risk causes the emission of nitrogen and PM.
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