No. 101 - State Greenhouse Gas Programs: An Economic and Scientific Analysis: Impact on New York

The like cost of a New York-only greenhosue gas program to consumers and businesses -- $53.8 billion -- can be divided by the number of househodls in the state to reveal the cost per household of a typical greenhosue gas program. The actual costs would vary depending on choices made by policymakers. There were 7.1 million households in New York in 2000, so the cost per household could be $7,622.