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| renewable electrical generation technologies. | | renewable electrical generation technologies. |
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− | 2001 energy costs Potential future energy cost
| + | {| class="wikitable" |
− | Electricity
| + | |- |
− | Wind 4–8 ¢/kWh 3–10 ¢/kWh | + | ! |
− | Solar photovoltaic 25–160 ¢/kWh 5–25 ¢/kWh | + | ! align="center"| 2001 |
− | Solar thermal 12–34 ¢/kWh 4–20 ¢/kWh | + | ! align="center"| Potential future |
− | Large hydropower 2–10 ¢/kWh 2–10 ¢/kWh | + | |- |
− | Small hydropower 2–12 ¢/kWh 2–10 ¢/kWh | + | ! |
− | Geothermal 2–10 ¢/kWh 1–8 ¢/kWh | + | ! align="center"| energy cost |
− | Biomass 3–12 ¢/kWh 4–10 ¢/kWh | + | ! align="center"| energy cost |
− | Coal (comparison) 4 ¢/kWh | + | |- |
| + | | Wind |
| + | |align="right"| 4–8 ¢/kWh |
| + | |align="right"| 3–10 ¢/kWh |
| + | |- |
| + | | Solar photovoltaic |
| + | |align="right"| 25–160 ¢/kWh |
| + | |align="right"| 5–25 ¢/kWh |
| + | |- |
| + | | Solar thermal |
| + | |align="right"| 12–34 ¢/kWh |
| + | |align="right"| 4–20 ¢/kWh |
| + | |- |
| + | | Large hydropower |
| + | |align="right"| 2–10 ¢/kWh |
| + | |align="right"| 2–10 ¢/kWh |
| + | |- |
| + | | Small hydropower |
| + | |align="right"| 2–12 ¢/kWh |
| + | |align="right"| 2–10 ¢/kWh |
| + | |- |
| + | | Geothermal |
| + | |align="right"| 2–10 ¢/kWh |
| + | |align="right"| 1–8 ¢/kWh |
| + | |- |
| + | | Biomass |
| + | |align="right"| 3–12 ¢/kWh |
| + | |align="right"| 4–10 ¢/kWh |
| + | |- |
| + | | Coal (comparison) |
| + | |align="right"| 4 ¢/kWh |
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