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===Rooftop Solar (no batteries):=== | ===Rooftop Solar (no batteries):=== | ||
$2,900 per kW (nameplate), $11,600 per kW avg (25% Capacity Factor)<br> | $2,900 per kW (nameplate), $11,600 per kW avg (25% Capacity Factor)<br> | ||
===Wind Turbines=== | |||
$770–$850 per kW (nameplate), down from $1800 in 2008.<ref>[https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-releases-new-reports-highlighting-record-growth-declining-costs-wind-power DOE report 30 Aug 2021]</ref><br> | |||
$3240 per kW avg (25% Capacity Factor)<br> | |||
===Batteries:=== | ===Batteries:=== | ||
Lead-Acid:''' $300 per kWh<br> | Lead-Acid:''' $300 per kWh<br> | ||
Revision as of 08:46, 21 August 2022
Historical Costs
see Fig.1
Cost of new designs
ThorCon MSR:
$1200 per kW + $0.03 per kWh
Cost of alternatives
Rooftop Solar (no batteries):
$2,900 per kW (nameplate), $11,600 per kW avg (25% Capacity Factor)
Wind Turbines
$770–$850 per kW (nameplate), down from $1800 in 2008.[2]
$3240 per kW avg (25% Capacity Factor)
Batteries:
Lead-Acid: $300 per kWh
Li-ion:
Hydrogen:
Notes and References
- ↑ Fig.12 in Lovering 2016 "Historical construction costs of global nuclear power reactors" https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2016.01.011
- ↑ DOE report 30 Aug 2021