Although Taiwan is not the only country with a low-cost energy policy, the offering of preferential rates to encourage industrial development also distorts resource distribution. It becomes a subsidy to industries that consume huge amounts of energy and encourages abnormal growth in such industries.
能源低價政策雖不是台灣獨一無二的作法，但開發中國家為了促進產業發展，提供優惠電價，往往扭曲資源分配，變相對高耗能產業補貼，造成產業畸形發展。