This statistic shows the average lifetime cost of new power plants in the United States in 2017, broken down by energy type. As of that time, the average cost of new nuclear power plants in the U.S. stood at 146 U.S. dollars per megawatt.
Average lifetime cost of new power plants in the U.S. in 2017, by energy source (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)
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WRI. (May 17, 2017). Average lifetime cost of new power plants in the U.S. in 2017, by energy source (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 02, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/737093/average-lifetime-cost-of-new-power-plants-in-the-us/
WRI. "Average lifetime cost of new power plants in the U.S. in 2017, by energy source (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)." Chart. May 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 02, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737093/average-lifetime-cost-of-new-power-plants-in-the-us/
WRI. (2017). Average lifetime cost of new power plants in the U.S. in 2017, by energy source (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737093/average-lifetime-cost-of-new-power-plants-in-the-us/
WRI. "Average Lifetime Cost of New Power Plants in The U.S. in 2017, by Energy Source (in U.S. Dollars per Megawatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737093/average-lifetime-cost-of-new-power-plants-in-the-us/
WRI, Average lifetime cost of new power plants in the U.S. in 2017, by energy source (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737093/average-lifetime-cost-of-new-power-plants-in-the-us/ (last visited August 02, 2022)





