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No need to do back-of-envelope maths: LCOE (total, incl. CAPEX, in USD per MWh): coal 82.6, combined cycle 39.9, advanced nuclear 81.7, geothermal 37.6, bioma
by hef19898 3y ago
No need to do back-of-envelope maths:
LCOE (total, incl. CAPEX, in USD per MWh):
coal 82.6, combined cycle 39.9, advanced nuclear 81.7, geothermal 37.6, biomass 90.1, onshore wind 40, offshore wind (that one was a surprise, since offshore wind should be quite cheap, mainly driven by capital cost of 104 USD per MWh) 105, solar 33.8, solar hybrid 49 and hydro 64.
Variable cost (same as above):
coal 23.7, combined cycle 27.7, adv. nuclear 10.3, geothermal 1.2, biomass 30, onshore wind 0, offshore wind 0, solar 0, solar hybrid 0, hydro 4.1
All number from here:
https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/pdf/electricity_generation https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/pdf/electricity_generation...., page 9.
- qwebfdzsh 3y agoDirectly comparing solar or even wind with nuclear, gas, coal isn't exactly fair though unless you account for storage costs.
- hef19898 3y agoWell, tell that the EIA and not me, it's their official government numbers... Edit: Just realized the link is broken for some reason... This one should work: https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/pdf/electricity_generation.pdf https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/pdf/electricity_generation....
- nicoburns 3y agoGas and coal, yes. But nuclear also requires storage or expensive overbuilding.