electricity produced in the U.S. was generated from this fossil fuel.
In the United States, the cost of electricity generation from natural gas in 2023 decreased from above five U.S. dollars per million British thermal units in 2022. It the third quarter of 2022, it reached 8.23 U.S. dollars per million British thermal units. In 2022, approximately 40 percent of the Cost of electricity generation from natural gas in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 3rd quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units)
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Renewables
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Costs
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EIA. (October 11, 2023). Cost of electricity generation from natural gas in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 3rd quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1370289/electricity-generation-cost-from-natural-gas-united-states/
EIA. "Cost of electricity generation from natural gas in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 3rd quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) ." Chart. October 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1370289/electricity-generation-cost-from-natural-gas-united-states/
EIA. (2023). Cost of electricity generation from natural gas in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 3rd quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1370289/electricity-generation-cost-from-natural-gas-united-states/
EIA. "Cost of Electricity Generation from Natural Gas in The United States from 1st Quarter 2022 to 3rd Quarter 2023 (in U.S. Dollars per Million British Thermal Units) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2023, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1370289/electricity-generation-cost-from-natural-gas-united-states/
EIA, Cost of electricity generation from natural gas in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 3rd quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1370289/electricity-generation-cost-from-natural-gas-united-states/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Cost of electricity generation from natural gas in the United States from 1st quarter 2022 to 3rd quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars per million British thermal units) [Graph], EIA, October 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1370289/electricity-generation-cost-from-natural-gas-united-states/