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U.S. base overnight costs of power plants by technology 2017

Power plant construction base overnight costs in the U.S. in 2017, by major technology (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)
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The data shows the base overnight costs of power plants in the U.S. as of 2017, broken down by various technologies. During this year, a biomass plant had base overnight costs of approx. 3,584 USD per kilowatt. Overnight costs refer to the cost of constructing the power plant if no interest rates were incurred during the construction process.

Advanced nuclear 5148
Wind offshore 4694
Biomass 3584
Hydropower 2634
Geothermal 2615
Solar photovoltaic 2004
Wind 1548
Conventional gas/
oil combination cycle		 935

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