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Carbon price support<br />

Power price - Illustrative impact of carbon price support<br />

£/MWh<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

DECC low gas,<br />

CO 2 price scenarios<br />

Introduction £30/t £70/t<br />

0<br />

2010 2015 2020 2025 2030<br />

DECC low<br />

prices with CPF<br />

DECC medium<br />

price scenarios<br />

DECC medium<br />

prices with CPF<br />

• Description<br />

• Removing exemptions for fossil<br />

fuels in generation from Climate<br />

Change Levy<br />

• Top-up referenced against<br />

EU ETS prices<br />

• Trajectory outlined to 2030<br />

• Implications<br />

• Clear carbon price signal<br />

• Power price impact depends on<br />

underlying ETS and power prices<br />

• A balancing act:<br />

• Encouraging new low carbon<br />

investment<br />

• Maintaining flexible fossil capacity<br />

• Impact on customer bills<br />

Note: Assuming gas generation plants as price-setters<br />

Source: DECC gas price projections and carbon price projections (June 2010); <strong>EDF</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> Corporate Strategy modelling<br />

Source: HM Tresuary carbon price floor consultation

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