Power Plants : Characteristics and Costs.
Explains methods of generating energy; and examines factors that determine cost of electricity from new power plants, including construction costs, fuel expense, environmental regulations, and financing costs. Provides projections of possible cost of power from new fossil, nuclear, and renewable pla...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2008.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Explains methods of generating energy; and examines factors that determine cost of electricity from new power plants, including construction costs, fuel expense, environmental regulations, and financing costs. Provides projections of possible cost of power from new fossil, nuclear, and renewable plants built in 2015; illustrating how different assumptions, such as availability of Federal incentives, change cost rankings of technologies. Includes tables and graphs. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |