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)
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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 June 01, 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 June 01, 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: June 01, 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 June 01, 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/