LCOE is about 45.4 €/MWh, comfortably below a 70 €/MWh market price (margin 24.6 €/MWh). Largest cost component: Capital.
LCOE
45.4€/MWh
4.54 €-cents/kWh
Capital recovery
37.4€/MWh
82% of LCOE
Fixed O&M
8€/MWh
Fuel + variable O&M
0€/MWh
Carbon cost
0€/MWh
0 kg CO₂/MWh
Annual output per kW
1,577kWh/kW
1,577 full-load hours
Capital recovery factor
7.26%/yr
6% over 30 years
Interest during construction
3%
1-year build
Margin vs market
24.6€/MWh
Technology comparison (typical inputs)
| Technology | Capex /kW | CF | Life | WACC | LCOE /MWh | kg CO₂/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar PV, utility scale (your inputs) | 750 | 18% | 30 | 6% | 45.4 | 0 |
| Solar PV, residential rooftop | 1,400 | 14% | 25 | 5% | 102 | 0 |
| Onshore wind | 1,200 | 36% | 25 | 6% | 41.9 | 0 |
| Offshore wind | 2,800 | 45% | 25 | 7% | 87.5 | 0 |
| Gas combined cycle (CCGT) | 1,000 | 55% | 30 | 7% | 78 | 370 |
| Gas peaker (open cycle) | 750 | 10% | 30 | 7% | 172.6 | 561 |
| Coal (supercritical) | 2,200 | 60% | 40 | 7% | 80.2 | 851 |
| Nuclear (new large LWR) | 7,000 | 90% | 60 | 7% | 106.6 | 0 |
| Hydropower (large) | 2,800 | 45% | 60 | 6% | 63.7 | 0 |
| Geothermal (flash) | 4,000 | 80% | 30 | 7% | 71.9 | 0 |
| Biomass (dedicated) | 2,500 | 75% | 25 | 7% | 113.4 | 0 |
- Preset costs are typical global 2023–2024 values in USD-like money (IRENA, Lazard, IEA/NEA); actual projects vary widely by country, site and contract. Edit the inputs for your case.
- LCOE is a real-terms, pre-tax, plant-gate metric. It ignores system costs (backup, storage, grid), differences in market value and subsidies, so compare dispatchable and variable technologies with care.