The global levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for renewable energy technologies dropped between 2010 and 2022, making these energy sources more affordable than fossil fuels. Solar photovoltaics accounted for the greatest LCOE reduction in this period of time, at almost 90 percent.
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Energy Monitor. (September 4, 2023). Levelized cost of renewable electricity worldwide in 2010 and 2022, by technology (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411402/global-levelized-cost-of-electricity-by-renewable-energy-technology/
Energy Monitor. "Levelized cost of renewable electricity worldwide in 2010 and 2022, by technology (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour)." Chart. September 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411402/global-levelized-cost-of-electricity-by-renewable-energy-technology/
Energy Monitor. (2023). Levelized cost of renewable electricity worldwide in 2010 and 2022, by technology (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411402/global-levelized-cost-of-electricity-by-renewable-energy-technology/
Energy Monitor. "Levelized Cost of Renewable Electricity Worldwide in 2010 and 2022, by Technology (in U.S. Dollars per Kilowatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411402/global-levelized-cost-of-electricity-by-renewable-energy-technology/
Energy Monitor, Levelized cost of renewable electricity worldwide in 2010 and 2022, by technology (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411402/global-levelized-cost-of-electricity-by-renewable-energy-technology/ (last visited July 05, 2024)
Levelized cost of renewable electricity worldwide in 2010 and 2022, by technology (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour) [Graph], Energy Monitor, September 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411402/global-levelized-cost-of-electricity-by-renewable-energy-technology/