Energy transition

Carbon Fee

Coal helped build your company. Now every tonne of emissions comes with a bill, and replacing the old fleet will take time and money.

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The situation

Your starting point

Your utility enters 2020 with an aging coal plant, a gas plant and a limited construction budget. A carbon fee changes what those plants cost to run, even before you buy anything new.

The transition has to work as a business and as a power system. Closing the coal plant cuts emissions, but its customers still need electricity while replacements are being built.

The choices

What will you do?

  1. Count the full cost of coal

    Look at fuel, operating costs and emissions fees together. Yesterday's cheapest plant may no longer produce your cheapest electricity.

  2. Sequence the replacement

    Choose what to build and when to retire old capacity. Construction time makes the order of your decisions matter.

  3. Give customers a reason to stay

    Set prices that cover the transition without driving away your customer base. A cleaner fleet still needs a viable utility behind it.

Put your plan to the test

Try turning a price on pollution into a practical plan for the next twelve years.

Build, watch what happens, and try a different approach. The grid is yours to run.

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