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What is the actual cost of generating electricity?

Stephen Biddle
Hi All

There are many arguments going on about the merits of the various sources of electricity.  Most of the arguments in the media are carried out without the use of facts.  I want to collect some real data on the subject.  So I've chosen the six mature technologies for electricity generation.  Please send me any figures or references based on actual current technology.

The questions is this; considering life time cost ie the total cost of construction, operation and disposal plus battery storage for wind and solar, what is the unit cost and C02 output for electricity generation from:



Coal



Gas



Oil



Solar



Wind



Nuclear

 


Any snippets will be gratefully received and will to go into a giant spreadsheet.  I'll publish the results here.


Thanks


Stephen
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    I will elaborate the model, but first I wan't to start with the simple facts. 


    I was commissioning a new coal fired power station last month in Poland, which as far as I know produces the most pollution of all the alternatives, so I presume it must be that the coal is really cheep.  Before that I was commissioning a gas powered one in Oman and before that a coal one in Chile.  It got me wondering abut factors that lead to the choice of construction of the projects.


    My role in all of these has been as an electrical engineer, so I don't get to see the business cases.


    Stephen
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    I will elaborate the model, but first I wan't to start with the simple facts. 


    I was commissioning a new coal fired power station last month in Poland, which as far as I know produces the most pollution of all the alternatives, so I presume it must be that the coal is really cheep.  Before that I was commissioning a gas powered one in Oman and before that a coal one in Chile.  It got me wondering abut factors that lead to the choice of construction of the projects.


    My role in all of these has been as an electrical engineer, so I don't get to see the business cases.


    Stephen
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