This statistic provides the overnight capital costs of coal plants in the United States in 2016, broken down by plant type. As of this year, ultra supercritical coal with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) had an overnight capital cost of 5,084 U.S. dollars per kilowatt.
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Overnight capital cost of coal plants in the U.S. in 2016, by plant type
(in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)
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EIA. (November 22, 2016). Overnight capital cost of coal plants in the U.S. in 2016, by plant type (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/728692/coal-plants-overnight-capital-costs-in-the-us-by-type/
EIA. "Overnight capital cost of coal plants in the U.S. in 2016, by plant type (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)." Chart. November 22, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728692/coal-plants-overnight-capital-costs-in-the-us-by-type/
EIA. (2016). Overnight capital cost of coal plants in the U.S. in 2016, by plant type (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728692/coal-plants-overnight-capital-costs-in-the-us-by-type/
EIA. "Overnight Capital Cost of Coal Plants in The U.S. in 2016, by Plant Type (in U.S. Dollars per Kilowatt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728692/coal-plants-overnight-capital-costs-in-the-us-by-type/
EIA, Overnight capital cost of coal plants in the U.S. in 2016, by plant type (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728692/coal-plants-overnight-capital-costs-in-the-us-by-type/ (last visited July 06, 2025)
Overnight capital cost of coal plants in the U.S. in 2016, by plant type (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) [Graph], EIA, November 22, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/728692/coal-plants-overnight-capital-costs-in-the-us-by-type/
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