Potential cost savings from internal/external CO^sub 2^ emissions trading in the Korean electric power industry

Korea plans to introduce an emissions trading scheme for the controlling greenhouse gas emissions in 2015. Using Shephard's (1970) output distance function, we first estimate the shadow price of CO2 for power generators in the Korean fossil-fueled electric generation industry. Then, by assuming...

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Published inEnergy policy Vol. 39; no. 10; p. 6162
Main Author Lee, Myunghun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kidlington Elsevier Science Ltd 01.10.2011
Subjects
Cost control
Electricity generation
Emissions control
Emissions trading
Energy policy
Generators
Shadow prices
Studies
South Korea
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Summary:Korea plans to introduce an emissions trading scheme for the controlling greenhouse gas emissions in 2015. Using Shephard's (1970) output distance function, we first estimate the shadow price of CO2 for power generators in the Korean fossil-fueled electric generation industry. Then, by assuming that each power generator is required to reduce CO2 emissions by one ton, we compute the potential cost savings from internal trading among generators within the same plant and from external trading across plants at prevailing market prices. The results indicate that, on average, the generators paid $14.63 to abate one ton of CO2 emissions in 2007. Plants realized additional gains through external trading. In particular, cost savings from trades between different fuel-fired plants were substantial. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0301-4215
1873-6777