The statistic shows the average cost of petroleum for electricity generation in the United States between 2005 and 2014. In 2006, the average cost of petroleum for electricity generation was 37.66 U.S. dollars per barrel.
Average cost of petroleum for the electric power industry in the U.S. from 2005 to 2014 (in U.S. dollars per barrel)
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EIA. (February 16, 2016). Average cost of petroleum for the electric power industry in the U.S. from 2005 to 2014 (in U.S. dollars per barrel) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183978/average-cost-of-petroleum-for-us-electricity-generation-from-2005/
EIA. "Average cost of petroleum for the electric power industry in the U.S. from 2005 to 2014 (in U.S. dollars per barrel)." Chart. February 16, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183978/average-cost-of-petroleum-for-us-electricity-generation-from-2005/
EIA. (2016). Average cost of petroleum for the electric power industry in the U.S. from 2005 to 2014 (in U.S. dollars per barrel). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183978/average-cost-of-petroleum-for-us-electricity-generation-from-2005/
EIA. "Average Cost of Petroleum for The Electric Power Industry in The U.S. from 2005 to 2014 (in U.S. Dollars per Barrel)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183978/average-cost-of-petroleum-for-us-electricity-generation-from-2005/
EIA, Average cost of petroleum for the electric power industry in the U.S. from 2005 to 2014 (in U.S. dollars per barrel) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183978/average-cost-of-petroleum-for-us-electricity-generation-from-2005/ (last visited December 01, 2023)
Average cost of petroleum for the electric power industry in the U.S. from 2005 to 2014 (in U.S. dollars per barrel) [Graph], EIA, February 16, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183978/average-cost-of-petroleum-for-us-electricity-generation-from-2005/