This statistic shows the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of renewable energy sources in Germany in 2018. The levelized costs for biogas were the highest when compared to other renewable energy sources. In the high cost scenario, the LCOE of offshore wind electricity was 138 euros per megawatt hour.
Levelized costs of renewable electricity generation in Germany in 2018, by energy source
(in euros per megawatt-hour)
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Fraunhofer ISE. (March 1, 2018). Levelized costs of renewable electricity generation in Germany in 2018, by energy source (in euros per megawatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/974107/estimated-levelized-cost-of-electricity-generation-germany/
Fraunhofer ISE. "Levelized costs of renewable electricity generation in Germany in 2018, by energy source (in euros per megawatt-hour)." Chart. March 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/974107/estimated-levelized-cost-of-electricity-generation-germany/
Fraunhofer ISE. (2018). Levelized costs of renewable electricity generation in Germany in 2018, by energy source (in euros per megawatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/974107/estimated-levelized-cost-of-electricity-generation-germany/
Fraunhofer ISE. "Levelized Costs of Renewable Electricity Generation in Germany in 2018, by Energy Source (in Euros per Megawatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/974107/estimated-levelized-cost-of-electricity-generation-germany/
Fraunhofer ISE, Levelized costs of renewable electricity generation in Germany in 2018, by energy source (in euros per megawatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/974107/estimated-levelized-cost-of-electricity-generation-germany/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Levelized costs of renewable electricity generation in Germany in 2018, by energy source (in euros per megawatt-hour) [Graph], Fraunhofer ISE, March 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/974107/estimated-levelized-cost-of-electricity-generation-germany/