Solar thermal power plants have the highest base overnight costs of any electricity generating station in the United States. In 2023, for one kilowatt capacity, base overnight costs would amount to 8,732 U.S. dollars. Overnight costs refer to the cost of constructing the power plant if no interest rates were incurred during the construction process.
Planned base overnight costs of new electricity generating stations in the United States in 2023, by major technology
(in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)
* For geothermal power plants costs are based on least expensive option for a plant in the Great Basin region. For hydropower plants costs are based on least expensive option in the Northwest region. For solar collectors costs are expressed in net AC power available for installed capacity.
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EIA. (March 16, 2023). Planned base overnight costs of new electricity generating stations in the United States in 2023, by major technology (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/519118/power-plant-base-overnight-costs-in-the-us-by-technology/
EIA. "Planned base overnight costs of new electricity generating stations in the United States in 2023, by major technology (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)." Chart. March 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519118/power-plant-base-overnight-costs-in-the-us-by-technology/
EIA. (2023). Planned base overnight costs of new electricity generating stations in the United States in 2023, by major technology (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519118/power-plant-base-overnight-costs-in-the-us-by-technology/
EIA. "Planned Base Overnight Costs of New Electricity Generating Stations in The United States in 2023, by Major Technology (in U.S. Dollars per Kilowatt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519118/power-plant-base-overnight-costs-in-the-us-by-technology/
EIA, Planned base overnight costs of new electricity generating stations in the United States in 2023, by major technology (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519118/power-plant-base-overnight-costs-in-the-us-by-technology/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Planned base overnight costs of new electricity generating stations in the United States in 2023, by major technology (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) [Graph], EIA, March 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/519118/power-plant-base-overnight-costs-in-the-us-by-technology/
