Notes
Items that this cost includes
The average output includes a 6% load factor and 20% own use requirements.
| Category | Conventional Oil Electricity Generation | |
| Source | 2050 working assumption | |
| Capital cost | £(2010)500-920/kWpeak | 1000–1840£m(2010)/2 GWpeak |
| Operating cost | £(2010) 16-40/kWpeak | 32–80£m(2010)/2 GWpeak |
| Year for which cost is valid | 2010-2050 | 2010–2050 |
| Typical size | 2 GW | |
| Typical average output | 4.70% | |
| Typical efficiency | 30% | |
The average output includes a 6% load factor and 20% own use requirements.