In May, the Legislative Yuan approved the collection of air pollution prevention fees, indicating that the idea of external costs is finally becoming widely accepted. Taipower's coal and heavy oil burning power plants alone will have to cough up NT $ 3 billion in air pollution prevention costs per year. Inevitably, these costs will then be reflected in the price of energy.
五月，立法院通過空氣汙染防治費的徵收，顯現外部成本觀念近來已逐漸落實，僅僅台電燒煤與重油燃料發電總數，未來每年就需繳三十億空氣汙染防治費，這筆費用恐怕也會適度反應在電價上。