Soaring carbon prices on the European market are worrying manufacturers.
But not only.
The effect could be felt even on the electricity bill of the French in the coming years.
The value of the kilowatt-hour (KWh) on the wholesale markets, on which part of the French suppliers are supplied, is closely correlated with that of the tonne of CO2 traded on the European market.
If the tonne of CO2 soars, the price per kilowatt hour on the wholesale markets immediately follows suit.
In recent weeks, contracts expiring in 2022 have exceeded 55 euros per megawatt hour (1,000 kWh), twice as much as in 2019.
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The price of CO2 has a direct impact on the production cost of coal-fired or gas-fired power stations, which are called upon to produce during peak periods of consumption.
A coal-fired power station emits 1,060 grams of CO2 per kWh produced - and a gas-fired power station, 418 grams.
However, the electricity market is so structured that it is the costs of
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