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U.S. unsubsidized levelized cost of wind energy by region 2017

Estimated unsubsidized levelized costs of wind energy generation in the U.S. in 2017, by region (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)

The data displays the estimated unsubsidized levelized costs for wind energy generation technologies in the U.S. in 2017, by region. During this time, the levelized cost of wind energy had a low estimate of 41 USD per megawatt to a high estimate of 65 USD per megawatt in the Northeastern region.

U.S. overall 30 60
Northeast 41 65
Southeast 47 75
Midwest 30 50
Texas 30 50
Southwest 33 65