Levelized cost of energy in the U.S. 2024, by source

Estimated unsubsidized levelized costs of energy generation in the United States as of June 2024, by technology

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Statistic: Estimated unsubsidized levelized costs of energy generation in the United States as of June 2024, by technology (in U.S. dollars per megawatt-hour)
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June 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

As of June 2024

Special properties

*Figures as of October 2020 adjusted for inflation. Nuclear LCOE includes estimated costs of Vogtle Plant as of 2020. Coal LCOE excludes transportation and storage.

Supplementary notes

These pricing estimates are based on underlying assumptions of 60 percent debt made with eight percent interest rate and 40 percent equity at 12 percent cost for all energy generation types.

According to the source, the fuel cost assumptions are as follows: 

  • gas-fired generation at 3.45 U.S. dollars per million British thermal unit
  • coal-fired generation at 1.47 U.S. dollars per million British thermal unit
  • nuclear generation at 0.85 U.S. dollars per million British thermal unit

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