CleanTechnica•18 days ago
Two Charts, One Grid: Clean Electricity Is Getting Cheaper But Feels More Expensive
Key Takeaway
While the underlying cost of clean electricity generation is falling, developers and large consumers must navigate a market where nominal retail prices are perceived as rising, necessitating strategic approaches to capture true cost savings.
AI Summary
- •Clean electricity generation costs are decreasing, as evidenced by lower inflation-adjusted prices and carbon intensity in major electricity-producing countries between 2015 and 2024.
- •Despite falling generation costs, residential electricity prices are perceived as increasing in nominal terms, indicating a disconnect between wholesale generation economics and retail consumer bills.
- •This trend highlights the growing economic viability of clean energy projects for developers (IPPs) at the generation level.
- •Large power consumers should analyze their all-in electricity costs, as lower generation prices may not fully translate to their final bills due to other grid-related charges.
Topics
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Article Content
The argument begins with a pair of charts that appear to contradict each other while describing the same reality. One plots nominal residential electricity prices against carbon intensity for the ten largest electricity producing countries in 2015 and 2024. The other uses the same data but adjusts prices for inflation. ... [continued] The post Two Charts, One Grid: Clean Electricity Is Getting Cheaper But Feels More Expensive appeared first on CleanTechnica .