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Levelized cost of electricity for onshore wind power in the United States from 2010 and 2023
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IRENA. (September 23, 2024). Levelized cost of electricity for onshore wind power in the United States from 2010 and 2023 (in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558057/united-states-levelized-cost-electricity-wind-onshore/
IRENA. "Levelized cost of electricity for onshore wind power in the United States from 2010 and 2023 (in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt-hour)." Chart. September 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558057/united-states-levelized-cost-electricity-wind-onshore/
IRENA. (2024). Levelized cost of electricity for onshore wind power in the United States from 2010 and 2023 (in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558057/united-states-levelized-cost-electricity-wind-onshore/
IRENA. "Levelized Cost of Electricity for Onshore Wind Power in The United States from 2010 and 2023 (in U.S. Dollar Cents per Kilowatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558057/united-states-levelized-cost-electricity-wind-onshore/
IRENA, Levelized cost of electricity for onshore wind power in the United States from 2010 and 2023 (in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558057/united-states-levelized-cost-electricity-wind-onshore/ (last visited May 17, 2025)
Levelized cost of electricity for onshore wind power in the United States from 2010 and 2023 (in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt-hour) [Graph], IRENA, September 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558057/united-states-levelized-cost-electricity-wind-onshore/
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