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#28: Mary J. Hutzler on the levelized cost of electricity (6-26-19)
20 minutes Posted Jun 26, 2019 at 9:29 am.
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Mary J. Hutzler, a Distinguished Senior Fellow at IER, discusses the recently released report on the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), published by IER and the American Coalition for Clean Coal Energy, which found the true cost of renewable energy to be higher than popularly portrayed.
• One page overview of the LCOE study:
https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/LCOEStudyOnePager.pdf
• Full study:
https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IER_LCOE2019Final-.pdf
• Response to criticisms from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA):
https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/awea-must-not-have-read-the-ier-accce-report/
• Response to reports of other studies contradicting the findings:
https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/ier-accce-reports-imposed-costs-make-levelized-costs-of-wind-and-solar-comparable-to-dispatchable-resources/