Additional external costs
for electricity production
Energy
source
External cost (in Euro
cents/kWh)
Coal
3-8 cents
Gas
1-3 cents
Nuclear
0.2-0.5 cents
Wind
up to 0.25 cents
Source : European Commission, Externe Study, revised 2003 edition,
"External Costs - Research results on socio-environmental damages due
to electricity and transport", see : also http://www.externe.info