Energy Statistics - Energy Indicators for United Kingdom. Cost of electricity by source. Cost factors[edit] While calculating costs, several internal cost factors have to be considered.[2] (Note the use of "costs," which is not the actual selling price, since this can be affected by a variety of factors such as subsidies and taxes): Capital costs (including waste disposal and decommissioning costs for nuclear energy) - tend to be low for fossil fuel power stations; high for wind turbines, solar PV; very high for waste to energy, wave and tidal, solar thermal, and nuclear.Fuel costs - high for fossil fuel and biomass sources, low for nuclear, and zero for many renewables.Factors such as the costs of waste (and associated issues) and different insurance costs are not included in the following: Works power, own use or parasitic load - that is, the portion of generated power actually used to run the stations pumps and fans has to be allowed for.
Calculations[edit] The Cost of Generating Electricity. Forgotten Tesla Technologies.