On 17/08/2011 rodw wrote:
>Wait until the carbon tax hits if you think Renewable Energy Scheme has
>driven up costs which will far and away eclipse it in terms of cost.
That's probably not true, but whatever. The MRET requires retailers to buy renewable energy certificates to cover an amount of their energy purchase, which adds about $35 per MWh. The carbon tax starts at $23 a tonne, which will mean about an extra $18 per MWh extra. Hardly eclipsing. |