Hydro pumped storage cost data

Data point		Valid in	Capital cost	Operating cost excluding fuel	Source
			£(2010)/KWpeak	£(2010)/KWpeak
	Hydro & pumped storage -FOAK	2010	1755–2074	13–18	MottMacDonald 2010
	Dinorwig	1983	?	?	New Scientist
	Hydro - Pumped Storage	2000-2050	2091	28	Markal 3.24
	Hydro & pumped storage - NOAK	2010	1616–1861	10–15	MottMacDonald 2010
	FOAK Pumped Storage	2010	1132–5079	20–48	Parsons Brinckerhoff
	NOAK Pumped Storage	2010	1132–5079	20–46	Parsons Brinckerhoff
	2010 range	2010	500–5079	10–46	2050 working assumption
	2050 range	2050	500–5079	10–46	2050 working assumption
	Default	2010	2093	22	35th centile between low and high end of "2050 working assumption"
	Default	2050	2093	22	35th centile between low and high end of "2050 working assumption"
	Pumped Storage - Hydro	2011	500	10	National Grid
	Range	1983-2050	500–5079	10–48

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