Wind (with needed back-up) costs about $107/MWh vs. existing coal at $39.90/MWh, according to the Department of Energy’s 2018 National Coal Council report, “Power Reset.”
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Wind (with needed back-up) costs about $107/MWh vs. existing coal at $39.90/MWh, according to the Department of Energy’s 2018 National Coal Council report, “Power Reset.”