Definition of Externalities

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Externalities

The term 'Externalities' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as ' Benefits or costs, generated as a byproduct of an economic activity, that do not accrue to the parties involved in the activity. Environmental externalities are benefits or costs that manifest themselves through changes in the physical or biological environment'.

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