The True Cost of Electric Power - India Environment Portal

A. Basis for Screening Potential Effects/Methods for Addressing
Nonquantifiable Effects ......................................................................................................................... 19
B. Location Specificity .................................................................................................................................. 19
C. New vs. Existing Plants ........................................................................................................................... 20
D. Fuel Cycle vs. Generation Effects Only ............................................................................................. 20
E. Fuel Cycle Elements Considered ......................................................................................................... 20
F. Types of Generation Considered ........................................................................................................ 21
G. Types of Burdens Considered .............................................................................................................. 21
H. Transformation of Burdens in the Environment ......................................................................... 21
I. Impacts and Techniques for Estimation ........................................................................................... 22
J. Types of Impacts Valued and Valuation Approaches................................................................... 23
K. Addressing Temporal and Spatial Aspects of Burdens .............................................................. 23
L. Difference between Monetized Endpoints and Externalities Recognized for Policy ..... 24
M. Addressing Uncertainties ..................................................................................................................... 24
V. Review of Benefits Transfer Studies ........................................................................................ 27
VI. Critical Review of Methods for Benefits Transfers ........................................................... 30
A. Strengths and Weaknesses ................................................................................................................... 30
B. Transfer Performance ............................................................................................................................ 31
VII. Meta-Studies .................................................................................................................................. 32
VIII. Perspectives of Investors and Policymakers and Methods for Including
True Costs in Decisionmaking .............................................................................................. 33
A. Perspectives ............................................................................................................................................... 33
B. Methods of Including True Costs in Decisionmaking ................................................................. 34
IX. Getting Started ............................................................................................................................... 35
References ............................................................................................................................................. 38
Appendix. Annotated Bibliography .............................................................................................. 41
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