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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)

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

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

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