"Let's go back to 2009. You're the prime minister of a low-income country, and you want to build a new power plant... Here are your options, and **how much each will cost per unit of electricity**: - **Solar** photovoltaic (PV): $359 - Solar thermal: $168 - Onshore **wind**: $135 - **Nuclear**: $123 - **Coal**: $111 - **Gas**: $83 ([Location 1491](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=1491))" "In just 10 years this has changed completely. **It’s now 2019, and you have to make the same decision.** Here are the prices now: - **Nuclear**: $155 - **Solar** thermal: $141 - **Coal**: $109 - **Gas**: $56 - Onshore **wind**: $41 - **Solar** photovoltaic: $40 ([Location 1500](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=1500))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[levellised-cost-of-energy]], [[energy-transition]], [[coal-energy]], [[solar-energy]], [[wind-energy]], [[nuclear-energy]], [[coal-energy]], [[natural-gas]], [[cost-of-goods-sold]], [[climate-change]], [[energy-ladder]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]