In 2021, in order to create one kilowatt-hour of electricity, nuclear power plants in the United States required 10,429 British thermal units of energy. The operating heat rate for nuclear power in the U.S. has seen only small fluctuations between 2002 to 2021.
Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2021* (in British thermal units per kilowatt-hour)
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Statistics on Nuclear power in the U.S.
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EIA. (December 9, 2022). Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2021* (in British thermal units per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186418/average-operating-heat-rate-for-nuclear-power-in-the-us-since-2002/
EIA. "Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2021* (in British thermal units per kilowatt-hour)." Chart. December 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186418/average-operating-heat-rate-for-nuclear-power-in-the-us-since-2002/
EIA. (2022). Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2021* (in British thermal units per kilowatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186418/average-operating-heat-rate-for-nuclear-power-in-the-us-since-2002/
EIA. "Average Operating Heat Rate for Nuclear Power in The United States from 2002 to 2021* (in British Thermal Units per Kilowatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186418/average-operating-heat-rate-for-nuclear-power-in-the-us-since-2002/
EIA, Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2021* (in British thermal units per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186418/average-operating-heat-rate-for-nuclear-power-in-the-us-since-2002/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2021* (in British thermal units per kilowatt-hour) [Graph], EIA, December 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186418/average-operating-heat-rate-for-nuclear-power-in-the-us-since-2002/