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Power plant operating expenses 1998-2016

Average power plant operating expenses for major investor-owned electric utilities in the U.S. from 1998 to 2016 (in mills per kilowatt hour)

The data displays average power plant operating expenses for major investor-owned electric utilities in the U.S. between 1998 and 2016. In 2016, the operating expenses for nuclear power plants run by major U.S. investor-owned electric totaled 25.36 mills per kilowatt hour. According to the source, a mill is a monetary cost and billing unit equal to 1/1000 of the United States dollar (equivalent to 1/10 of one cent).

1998	30.79	20.45	21.02	4.67
1999	37.74	20.12	18.35	5.38
2000	48.94	22.32	15.89	5.74
2001	50.53	23.23	18.13	7.16
2002	37.47	21.36	18.65	6.33
2003	49.66	22.75	18.95	5.79
2004	51.59	24.31	18.93	6.6
2005	61.1	27.88	18.15	6.68
2006	59.56	29.85	19.57	6.46
2007	64.43	30.88	20.32	9.32
2008	70.72	35.75	21.37	9.67
2009	57.55	40.48	21.69	8.38
2010	48.74	35.76	23.98	9.15
2011	44.54	35.09	24.7	8.88
2012	35.67	37.2	27.42	11.34
2013	37.92	37.92	27.29	10.88
2014	42.6	39.04	26.79	11.9
2015	33.24	37.26	25.71	13.42
2016	30.19	36.08	25.36	10.98

Power plant operating expenses 1998-2016

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