Electricity production from deep geothermal and tidal energy technologies accounted for the highest cost among renewable power sources in France, at more than 200 euros per megawatt-hour as of 2022. By comparison, the cost of wind power production ranged from 135 euros per megawatt-hour for fixed offshore turbines to 65 euros per megawatt-hour for onshore wind plants and 60 for floating offshore wind plants. The cheapest clean electricity source was ground-mounted solar photovoltaics, at 55 euros per megawatt-hour.
Cost of electricity production from renewable sources in France as of 2022, by technology (in euros per megawatt-hour)
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Ministère de la Transition énergétique, & Cerema. (March 10, 2023). Cost of electricity production from renewable sources in France as of 2022, by technology (in euros per megawatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370685/cost-of-renewable-electricity-production-by-technology-france/
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