Solar Struggles To Compete With Other Renewables On Cost

Andy Tully discusses a study by Ecofys, a renewable energy consultancy based in Utrecht, Netherlands:

…..The Ecofys study concludes that new coal and natural gas plants in the EU, running at maximum capacity, have levelized costs of just over $64 in 2012 dollars per megawatt-hour. Onshore wind costs about $102 per megawatt-hour.

On the higher end, the Ecofys says, nuclear power costs about $115 per megawatt-hour and solar photovoltaic systems cost about $127. At the low end, the cost of hydroelectric power costs about $12.

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