COE ($/kWh) to Increase 50% to 80%

Implications: The artificially created carbon market is an environmentalist's dream, but does not work on a globally leveled playing field and will lead to severe increases of the cost of electricity (COE) in all developed countries. 

Analysis: Without sequestering of CO2 and/or spent nuclear radioactive fuel residues (U), nuclear power exhibits the lowest COE, followed by coal fired pulverized coal plants (PC), coal fed IGCCs and NG fed gas turbine combined cycle units (GT CC).  However, with demand for sequestration of all CO2 and/or U, the picture changes drastically.  COE increases across the board by an average of 80%.  Nulcear exhibits still the lowest CEO (but highest increase to 6.5cents/kWh), followed by coal fed IGCC, PC and then GT CC with 10cents/kWh.

The average doubling of all COEs for the sake of CO2 and/or U sequestration could have a dramatic backlash on our economy and needs serious attention at this crossroad of our energy politics and global geopolitical considerations.