This statistic represents the projected capital expenditures for a typical hydrothermal power plant in the United States in 2017 to 2050. In 2017, the low estimate for capital costs of a hydrothermal power plant amounted to around 4,022 U.S. dollars per kilowatt hour.
Projected capital expenditures for a typical hydropower plant in the United States in selected years from 2017 to 2050 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)
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Hydropower in the U.S.NREL. (October 21, 2018). Projected capital expenditures for a typical hydropower plant in the United States in selected years from 2017 to 2050 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243725/capital-costs-of-a-typical-us-hydrothermal-power-plant/
NREL. "Projected capital expenditures for a typical hydropower plant in the United States in selected years from 2017 to 2050 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)." Chart. October 21, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243725/capital-costs-of-a-typical-us-hydrothermal-power-plant/
NREL. (2018). Projected capital expenditures for a typical hydropower plant in the United States in selected years from 2017 to 2050 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243725/capital-costs-of-a-typical-us-hydrothermal-power-plant/
NREL. "Projected Capital Expenditures for a Typical Hydropower Plant in The United States in Selected Years from 2017 to 2050 (in U.S. Dollars per Kilowatt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243725/capital-costs-of-a-typical-us-hydrothermal-power-plant/
NREL, Projected capital expenditures for a typical hydropower plant in the United States in selected years from 2017 to 2050 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243725/capital-costs-of-a-typical-us-hydrothermal-power-plant/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Projected capital expenditures for a typical hydropower plant in the United States in selected years from 2017 to 2050 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) [Graph], NREL, October 21, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243725/capital-costs-of-a-typical-us-hydrothermal-power-plant/