1. Electrical Power Generation
Electricity from Renewable Sources Still
Costs More than Conventional Sources 40
Photovoltaics 12
Solar/Thermal
200 10
Biomass
150
Coal
with CO2 Capture 8
Wind 6
Electricity Cost (cents/kWh)
100
Electricity Cost (cents/kWh)
New Coal
Additionally, development of new or improved sources of electrical energy, especially from renewable sources, must receive governmental support. These future technologies are not cost effective in today's fossil fuel economies, thus we must provide incentives to sustain their development at the earliest possible time. 4
New Gas 50 2
1980
2000
Sources: National Renewable Energy Laboratory and
Renewable Energy Technology Characterizations, EPRI Report TR