The environmental and public health consequences of replacement electricity supply

Richard Wilson

Energy, 1979, vol. 4, issue 1, 81-86

Abstract: The usual problem discussed by environmentalists is the total environmental impact of an electricity generating plant while it is generating electricity. However, a plant is part of a system and cannot be treated in isolation. Provided no generating shortage develops, almost the same amount of electricity will be generated in any case, but in different ways. Although a good case can be made for spending money on reducing electricity demand instead of on generating capacity, this is not well discussed in the context of an individual power station.

Date: 1979
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(79)90055-0

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