Cost of Electrical Energy per megawatt/hour
Solar Thermal Energy: $311.60
Wind Turbines, off-shore: $243.20
Solar Panels: $210.70
Wind Turbines, land based: $187.10
“Clean” Coal Technology and sequestration of carbon emissions: $136.20
Advanced Nuclear: $113.90
Conventional Coal-fired electrical plant: $94.80
Natural Gas-fueled energy plants, even using advanced techniques to remove carbon from their emissions: $89.30
Ordinary Natural gas generation: $66.10
Source: Energy Information Agency, U.S. Department of Energy. 10/5/11
