Nuclear comes out as far more expensive than any other energy option
Nuclear comes out as far more expensive than any other energy option Renew Extra 10th April 2021, Dave Elliott: Depending on how you do the sums, in most assessments, in direct Levelised Cost of Energy terms, nuclear comes out as far more expensive than any other energy option. For example, the US National Renewable Energy Research Labs have put the cost of nuclear at about $163/MWh and wind and solar at around £40/MWh, these figures being mid range of the 2020 data from Lazard. And as their costs continue to fall, wind and solar win against all the others. But these are just the direct co...