Fuel mix disclosure
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European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
's Internal Market in Electricity Directive
Internal Market in Electricity Directive
Internal Market in Electricity Directive is the Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC is based in the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in...
from July 1, 2004, electric power
Electric power
Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations...
consumers must be informed about the sources from which the electricity they have purchased was generated. Additionally, consumers must be informed about the amount of carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...
emitted into the Earth's atmosphere
Earth's atmosphere
The atmosphere of Earth is a layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth that is retained by Earth's gravity. The atmosphere protects life on Earth by absorbing ultraviolet solar radiation, warming the surface through heat retention , and reducing temperature extremes between day and night...
and the quantity of nuclear waste produced as a result of the generation of the electricity that they have purchased.
The exact presentation of the data provided, be that in tables or charts, and the number of types of electricity generation
Electricity generation
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday...
listed are at the discretion of the EU Member States.
Fuel mix disclosure aims to allow customers to differentiate between electricity supply companies and switch supplier as part of the wider programme of EU electricity liberalization
Electricity liberalization
Electricity liberalization refers to the liberalization of electricity markets. As electricity supply is a natural monopoly, this entails complex and costly systems of regulation to enforce a system of competition....
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External links
- EC Directive 2003/54/EC establishing Fuel mix disclosure
- European Commission note on fuel mix disclosure
Belgium
- http://www.greenpeace.org/belgium/nl/e-ranking/ (Dutch for FlandersFlandersFlanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
) - http://www.greenpeace.org/belgium/fr/e-ranking/wallonie/ (French, for Wallonia)
Netherlands
- http://www.groenestroomjagraag.nl
- http://www.consuwijzer.nl/EnergieWijzer_Vergelijking_Aspect?vergelijkingspunt=zon
United Kingdom
- UK Department of Trade and Industry Statistics enabling suppliers to calculate fuel mix
- UK Fuel Mix Disclosure figures for all suppliers and CO2 calculator for comparing suppliers
- http://www.electricityinfo.org - Fuel Mix of UK Domestic Electricity Suppliers
- Consumer FocusConsumer FocusConsumer Focus is a statutory consumer organisation in England, Wales, Scotland, and, for postal services, Northern Ireland, formed in 2008 by the merging Postwatch, Energywatch and the Welsh, Scottish and National Consumer Councils...
on the Fuel mix disclosure