This statistic shows average power plant operating expenses for major investor-owned electric utilities in the United States between 1998 and 2018. In 2018, the operating expenses for nuclear power plants run by major U.S. investor-owned electric totaled 23.86 mills per kilowatt hour. According to the source, a mill is a monetary cost and billing unit equal to 1/1000 of the U.S. dollar (equivalent to 1/10 of one cent).
Average power plant operating expenses for major investor-owned electric utilities in the U.S. from 1998 to 2018
(in mills per kilowatt hour)
* Conventional hydro and pumped storage. ** Gas turbine, internal combustion, photovoltaic, and wind plants. Figures are compiled from several editions of the publication. According to the source, a mill is a monetary cost and billing unit equal to 1/1000 of the U.S. dollar (equivalent to 1/10 of one cent). Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
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EIA. (October 18, 2019). Average power plant operating expenses for major investor-owned electric utilities in the U.S. from 1998 to 2018 (in mills per kilowatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 25, 2020, 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 U.S. from 1998 to 2018 (in mills per kilowatt hour)." Chart. October 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195814/us-power-plant-operating-expenses-since-1998/
EIA. (2019). Average power plant operating expenses for major investor-owned electric utilities in the U.S. from 1998 to 2018 (in mills per kilowatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 25, 2020. 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 U.S. from 1998 to 2018 (in Mills per Kilowatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2019, 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 U.S. from 1998 to 2018 (in mills per kilowatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195814/us-power-plant-operating-expenses-since-1998/ (last visited February 25, 2020)
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