BEIS’s most recent published assessment of electricity generation costs can be found in the generation costs report (2016)[1] which covers both renewable and non-renewable technologies. We are currently undertaking a review of our evidence on levelised costs of electricity generation.

The relevant section of the 2016 generation cost report is included below. BEIS no longer produces estimates for the levelised cost of unabated coal.





Levelised Cost Estimates for NOAK Projects Commissioning in 2020, Technology-specific Hurdle Rates, £/MWh (2014 prices)

CCGT H Class OCGT 600MW (500hrs) Offshore Wind Round 3 Large Scale Solar PV Onshore Wind >5MW UK Pre Development Costs 0 5 5 6 4 Construction Costs 7 63 73 52 44 Fixed O&M 2 17 24 9 10 Variable O&M 3 3 3 0 5 Fuel Costs 35 52 0 0 0 Carbon Costs 19 28 0 0 0 Total 66 166 106 67 63

[1] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/566567/BEIS_Electricity_Generation_Cost_Report.pdf