Comparative Costs for Energy
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| Source | SE U.S. | Best Place+ |
| ¢/kWh | ¢/kWh | |
| New Coal | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| New Gas Combined Cycle | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Wind | N/A++ | 4.7 |
| Solar Thermal | 11 | 11 |
| Photo- voltaic | 27 | 18 |
| Biomass | 4-11 | 4-11 |
| *Costs do not
include additional expenses of maintaining redundant systems to
ensure generation load capacity.
+Estimates for optimal U.S. locations; practicality varies widely based on local conditions. ++No local resource; extended periods below threshold velocity. |
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