As of 2025, gas peaking energy plants accounted for the largest levelized cost of energy (LCOE) in the United States. The capital cost represented almost ** percent of their LCOE, at *** U.S. dollars per megawatt-hour. By comparison, nuclear energy and offshore wind installatios had the largest fixed operation and management costs, at over ** U.S. dollars per megawatt-hour, while gas peaking and gas combined cycle plants had the largest fuel price.
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