Description
Calculate one fuel-unit carbon-tax scenario term.
Energy prices and charges depend on energy units, demand units, standing-charge days, tariff periods and settlement sign conventions. Purchased-energy losses differ from delivered-energy fractions, and signed prices can produce negative monetary terms. Nominal battery cost allocations are supplied scenarios rather than physical aging forecasts.
Calculate one fuel-unit carbon-tax scenario term.
When to use this tool
Use Fuel Carbon Tax Single Unit Cost when you already have emissionsPerFuelUnit, suppliedTaxPerEmissionUnit and need to calculate one fuel-unit carbon-tax scenario term.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter emissionsPerFuelUnit, suppliedTaxPerEmissionUnit. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read taxCostPerFuelUnit. Use the output convention below.
Require emissionsPerFuelUnit>=0; multiply by suppliedTaxPerEmissionUnit, retaining a signed tax rate.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| emissionsPerFuelUnit | Emissions Per Fuel Unit | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| suppliedTaxPerEmissionUnit | Supplied Tax Per Emission Unit | Required. Finite number. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| taxCostPerFuelUnit | Tax Cost Per Fuel Unit | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"emissionsPerFuelUnit": 2,
"suppliedTaxPerEmissionUnit": 30
},
"output": {
"taxCostPerFuelUnit": 60
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Emission definitions, tax eligibility and price bases must agree. No actual emission factor, legal rate or liability is established.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Reconcile the actual meter series, tariff, contract and billing definitions for an account or market question. Use a complete cash-flow or physical-energy model when needed; a single block overlap, index ratio or supplied settlement term cannot establish actual charges or performance.
References
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