]According to the

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's Internal Market in Electricity Directive from July 1, 2004,

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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

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emitted into the

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and/or the quantity of

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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

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listed are at the discretion of the EU

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. 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 Energy liberalisation refers to the liberalisation of energy markets, with specific reference to electricity generation markets, by bringing greater competition into electricity and gas markets in the interest of creating more competitive markets ...

References

External links

European Commission note on fuel mix disclosure

United Kingdom

* ttp://www.electricityinfo.org/suppliers.php http://www.electricityinfo.org- Fuel Mix of UK Domestic Electricity Suppliers
Interactive tool for viewing UK national Fuel Mix data
*

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on th
Fuel mix disclosure

Italy

Fuel mix disclosure in Italy (English version)
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See also

References

External links

United Kingdom

Italy