In 2023, in order to create one kilowatt-hour of electricity, nuclear power plants in the United States required 10,452 British thermal units of energy. The operating heat rate for nuclear power in the U.S. has seen only small fluctuations between 2002 to 2023.
Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2023
(in British thermal units per kilowatt-hour)
Characteristic
Heat rate in British thermal units per kilowatt-hour
2023
10,452
2022
10,448
2021
10,429
2020
10,446
2019
10,442
2018
10,455
2017
10,459
2016
10,459
2015
10,458
2014
10,459
2013
10,449
2012
10,479
2011
10,464
02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,000
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EIA. (October 17, 2024). Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2023 (in British thermal units per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186418/average-operating-heat-rate-for-nuclear-power-in-the-us-since-2002/
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