Combustion turbine power plants are the cheapest form of natural gas generator installed in the U.S. In 2021, the average construction cost for this type of electricity generator stood at 512 U.S. dollars per kilowatt of capacity. Meanwhile, internal combustion engines were among the most expensive plant type, at 1,323 U.S. dollars per kilowatt.
Average construction cost of natural gas generators installed in the United States in 2021, by plant type (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)
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EIA. (September 21, 2023). Average construction cost of natural gas generators installed in the United States in 2021, by plant type (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/557322/installed-natural-gas-generator-construction-cost-in-the-us-by-type/
EIA. "Average construction cost of natural gas generators installed in the United States in 2021, by plant type (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)." Chart. September 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/557322/installed-natural-gas-generator-construction-cost-in-the-us-by-type/
EIA. (2023). Average construction cost of natural gas generators installed in the United States in 2021, by plant type (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/557322/installed-natural-gas-generator-construction-cost-in-the-us-by-type/
EIA. "Average Construction Cost of Natural Gas Generators Installed in The United States in 2021, by Plant Type (in U.S. Dollars per Kilowatt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/557322/installed-natural-gas-generator-construction-cost-in-the-us-by-type/
EIA, Average construction cost of natural gas generators installed in the United States in 2021, by plant type (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/557322/installed-natural-gas-generator-construction-cost-in-the-us-by-type/ (last visited June 05, 2024)
Average construction cost of natural gas generators installed in the United States in 2021, by plant type (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) [Graph], EIA, September 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/557322/installed-natural-gas-generator-construction-cost-in-the-us-by-type/