Annual Energy Outlook 2003 with Projections to 2025

Table 8. Costs of producing electricity from new plants, 2010 and 2025

Costs

2010

 

2025

Advanced coal

Advanced combined cycle

 

Advanced coal

Advanced combined cycle

 

2001 mills per kilowatthour

Capital

35.08

12.33

 

35.62

11.55

Fixed

  4.53

  1.34

 

  4.53

  1.34

Variable

10.37

32.21

 

  9.85

34.14

Transmission

  3.28

  2.82

 

  3.23

  2.77

  Total

53.26

48.70

 

53.23

49.80

AEO2003 National Energy Modeling System, run AEO2003.D110502C.

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