posts tagged as LCOE

Study Finds Wind and Solar 2 to 3 Times More Expensive Than Existing Generation Resources

WASHINGTON — Today the Institute for Energy Research and the American Coalition for Clean Coal Energy released a new study evaluating the...

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The Levelized Cost of Electricity from Existing Generation Resources

Read the full report. In this report, the authors analyze publicly available data to estimate the average levelized cost of electricity from existing...

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States Consider Moratoria on Wind Construction

North Carolina could soon join its neighbor Tennessee by placing an 18-month moratorium on wind farm construction. Lawmakers in the Tar Heel...

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The Wind Lobby’s Preemptive Strike on the Perry Grid Study

In an April 14 memo circulated through the Department of Energy, Secretary Rick Perry ordered a 60-day DOE study of the electric...

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News Flash: Wind Power is Not Cheaper than Coal

Wind advocates frequently argue that wind power has competitive prices. Recently, PolitiFact even granted a rating of “True”—its highest rating—to President Obama’s...

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