im busy finishing a school project that is due on friday nd ive look jst about everywhere so i seriously need some help. I need to conduct a comparison between the cost of solar power and the cost of coal-fired power.
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I found a few sites that go into the costs. They appear to be reliable.
Understanding the Cost of Solar Energy (2007) http://greenecon.net/understanding-the-cost-of-solar-energy/energy_economics.html
Cost comparisons of Energy supply technologies (2009)
http://www.unenergy.org/Popup%20pages/Comparecosts.html
Solar is the Solution (2007/2008) http://www.motherearthnews.com/Renewable-Energy/2007-12-01/Solar-is-the-Solution.aspx
Check with your school or local librarians about access to databases that may be able to help you find articles.
I can’t answer about solar-powered energy, but I can compare the cost of coal with other fossil fuels. I hope that will help in some way!
Coal generates electricity at almost one-fifth to one-eighth the cost of other fossil fuels.
Here is data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels, based on the year-to-date average cost in dollars per million Btu for October 2008 (the latest available data):
Coal — $ 2.04
Petroleum liquids — $ 16.67
Natural gas — $ 9.58
(Take a look for yourself: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/epm.pdf; Electric Power Monthly, January 2009; please see P. 7; Table ES2.B. Summary Statistics: Receipts and Cost of Fossil Fuels for the Electric Power Industry by Sector, Btus, 2008 and 2007)