Coal*
Natural gas
Wind
Solar
Nuclear
Biomass
Geothermal
Hydroelectric
Most common method
of generating energy
from this source
0
50
100
150
200
250
Cost in Dollars
300
*Most common current method of generating energy from
coal does not use carbon capture and sequestration
(CCS). However, this practice is projected to be more
common in 2022, so both methods shown here use CCS.
Cost of One Megawatt-Hour of Energy,
Projected for 2022
Maximum
Minimum
Average