Notes
Commercial is defined as a developer's first 10 MW project after 50 MW has been deployed.
Document assumes that commercial deployment starts in 2016.
| Category | Wave | |
| Source | Ernst and Young 2010 | |
| Capital cost | £m(2010)2.8-3.9/MWpeak | 2800–3900£(2010)/kWpeak |
| Operating cost | £m(2010)0.17-0.24/MWpeak | 170–240£(2010)/kWpeak |
| Year for which cost is valid | 2016 | 2016 |
| Typical size | 10 MW | |
| Typical average output | 34% | |
| Typical life | 20 years | |
Commercial is defined as a developer's first 10 MW project after 50 MW has been deployed.
Document assumes that commercial deployment starts in 2016.