Natural gas combustion plants are the most expensive ones in the U.S., with a construction cost of over 1.4 thousand U.S. dollars per kilowatt of capacity. Internal combustion engine was the second most expensive plant type, costing nearly 1.23 thousand U.S. dollars per kilowatt. By comparison, combined cycle power plants were the cheapest ones, with an average construction cost of 948 U.S. dollars per kilowatt of capacity.
Average construction cost of natural gas generators installed in the United States in 2019, by plant type*
(in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)
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EIA. (July 14, 2021). Average construction cost of natural gas generators installed in the United States in 2019, by plant type* (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/557322/installed-natural-gas-generator-construction-cost-in-the-us-by-type/
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EIA. "Average Construction Cost of Natural Gas Generators Installed in The United States in 2019, by Plant Type* (in U.S. Dollars per Kilowatt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/557322/installed-natural-gas-generator-construction-cost-in-the-us-by-type/
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