Operating expenses for fossil steam power plants run by major U.S. investor-owned electric utilities totaled 35.66 mills per kilowatt hour in 2021. In that same year, figures for hydroelectric power plants amounted to 12.3 mills per kilowatt hour, the cheapest costs among the reported plant types.
Average power plant operating expenses for major investor-owned electric utilities in the United States from 1998 to 2021 (in mills per kilowatt hour)
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EIA. (November 7, 2022). Average power plant operating expenses for major investor-owned electric utilities in the United States from 1998 to 2021 (in mills per kilowatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195814/us-power-plant-operating-expenses-since-1998/
EIA. "Average power plant operating expenses for major investor-owned electric utilities in the United States from 1998 to 2021 (in mills per kilowatt hour)." Chart. November 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195814/us-power-plant-operating-expenses-since-1998/
EIA. (2022). Average power plant operating expenses for major investor-owned electric utilities in the United States from 1998 to 2021 (in mills per kilowatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195814/us-power-plant-operating-expenses-since-1998/
EIA. "Average Power Plant Operating Expenses for Major Investor-owned Electric Utilities in The United States from 1998 to 2021 (in Mills per Kilowatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195814/us-power-plant-operating-expenses-since-1998/
EIA, Average power plant operating expenses for major investor-owned electric utilities in the United States from 1998 to 2021 (in mills per kilowatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195814/us-power-plant-operating-expenses-since-1998/ (last visited February 02, 2023)
Average power plant operating expenses for major investor-owned electric utilities in the United States from 1998 to 2021 (in mills per kilowatt hour) [Graph], EIA, November 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195814/us-power-plant-operating-expenses-since-1998/