Because of the nature of fuels utilised in the electricity supply industry (ESI) and the rapidly growing utilisation of energy in the form of electricity, the environmental impacts of electricity production are gaining more importance than those of other forms of energy, and this demands a thorough understanding of their nature.This chapter tries to record the environmental detrimental effects of electricity, methods of quantifying them (where possible), and analyses technologies, investments and other means of control.
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