Onshore wind is a popular and affordable way of generating electricity globally. As of the first half of 2020, this technology was the most affordable energy-producing source in the United States, where the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) totaled around 37 U.S. dollars per megawatt generated. As of that time, Japan was still greatly relying on fossil fuel sources, as coal-generated power was the cheapest energy source.
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BloombergNEF. (April 28, 2020). Most affordable new bulk energy generation sources worldwide as of H1 2020, by select country (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115270/most-affordable-energy-generation-sources-by-country-globally/
BloombergNEF. "Most affordable new bulk energy generation sources worldwide as of H1 2020, by select country (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)*." Chart. April 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115270/most-affordable-energy-generation-sources-by-country-globally/
BloombergNEF. (2020). Most affordable new bulk energy generation sources worldwide as of H1 2020, by select country (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115270/most-affordable-energy-generation-sources-by-country-globally/
BloombergNEF. "Most Affordable New Bulk Energy Generation Sources Worldwide as of H1 2020, by Select Country (in U.S. Dollars per Megawatt Hour)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115270/most-affordable-energy-generation-sources-by-country-globally/
BloombergNEF, Most affordable new bulk energy generation sources worldwide as of H1 2020, by select country (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115270/most-affordable-energy-generation-sources-by-country-globally/ (last visited November 30, 2023)
Most affordable new bulk energy generation sources worldwide as of H1 2020, by select country (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)* [Graph], BloombergNEF, April 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115270/most-affordable-energy-generation-sources-by-country-globally/