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Table 1.
The fixed and variable costs of electricity production from different sources. The fixed cost is expressed in euros per MW installed and per hour of the facility lifetime, ie in €/MW/h, or €/MWh.
| Costs | Source | Windonshore | Solar | Hydro | Nuclear | Nuclear | Coal | Other | Gas | Peak power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV | Gen II | new build | renewables | CCGT | (gas turbines) | |||||
| Variable costs M | (€/MWhe) | 15.5 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 16.8 | 18.4 | 53.6 | 79.8 | 55.1 | 81.5 |
| Fixed costs F | (€/MW/h) | 17.8 | 11.9 | 24.8 | 11.5 | 34.9 | 24.4 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 7.7 |
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