Operating expenses for conventional and pumped storage hydroelectric power plants run by major United States investor-owned electric utilities totaled 12.44 mills per kilowatt-hour in 2022. According to the source, a mill is a monetary cost and billing unit equal to 1/1000 of the U.S. dollar (equivalent to 1/10 of one cent). That same year, operating expenses for fossil steam power plants amounted to 43.88 mills per kilowatt-hour.
Average expenses for the operation of hydroelectric power plants run by major U.S. investor-owned electric utilities from 1998 to 2022
(in mills per kilowatt-hour)
Includes operation, maintenance, and fuel expenses.
Including both conventional hydro and pumped storage.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
A mill is a monetary cost and billing unit equal to 1/1000 of the U.S. dollar (equivalent to 1/10 of one cent).
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EIA. (October 19, 2023). Average expenses for the operation of hydroelectric power plants run by major U.S. investor-owned electric utilities from 1998 to 2022 (in mills per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195828/us-hydroelectric-power-plant-operating-expense-since-1998/
EIA. "Average expenses for the operation of hydroelectric power plants run by major U.S. investor-owned electric utilities from 1998 to 2022 (in mills per kilowatt-hour)." Chart. October 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195828/us-hydroelectric-power-plant-operating-expense-since-1998/
EIA. (2023). Average expenses for the operation of hydroelectric power plants run by major U.S. investor-owned electric utilities from 1998 to 2022 (in mills per kilowatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195828/us-hydroelectric-power-plant-operating-expense-since-1998/
EIA. "Average Expenses for The Operation of Hydroelectric Power Plants Run by Major U.S. Investor-owned Electric Utilities from 1998 to 2022 (in Mills per Kilowatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195828/us-hydroelectric-power-plant-operating-expense-since-1998/
EIA, Average expenses for the operation of hydroelectric power plants run by major U.S. investor-owned electric utilities from 1998 to 2022 (in mills per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195828/us-hydroelectric-power-plant-operating-expense-since-1998/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Average expenses for the operation of hydroelectric power plants run by major U.S. investor-owned electric utilities from 1998 to 2022 (in mills per kilowatt-hour) [Graph], EIA, October 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195828/us-hydroelectric-power-plant-operating-expense-since-1998/
