The decision to invest in a particular power generation technology should carefully consider both the initial capital costs and the long-term operational costs to achieve the most cost-effective and sustainable power generation option.
The agency found that natural gas-fired utility construction costs were $820 per kilowatt in 2022, while solar power construction costs were $1,588 per kilowatt and wind power construction costs were $1,451 per kilowatt.
Two valuable sources for gathering accurate information on the cost of power plant are the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) and Lazard, a leading financial advisory and asset management company. In April 2023 Lazard published its Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis - Version 16.
(See OWOE: What is carbon capture and storage (CCS)?) ** the upper cost for a nuclear plant is based on information for the most recent facility under construction in the US (Plant Vogtle - approximately $30 billion for 2 reactors at 1117 MW each. (See OWOE: What does it cost to build a nuclear power plant? ).
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