In 2022, in order to create one kilowatt-hour of electricity, nuclear power plants in the United States required 10,448 British thermal units of energy. The operating heat rate for nuclear power in the U.S. has seen only small fluctuations between 2002 to 2022.
Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2022
(in British thermal units per kilowatt-hour)
Characteristic
Heat rate in British thermal units per kilowatt-hour
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EIA. (February 5, 2024). Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2022 (in British thermal units per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/186418/average-operating-heat-rate-for-nuclear-power-in-the-us-since-2002/
EIA. "Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2022 (in British thermal units per kilowatt-hour)." Chart. February 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/186418/average-operating-heat-rate-for-nuclear-power-in-the-us-since-2002/
EIA. (2024). Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2022 (in British thermal units per kilowatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/186418/average-operating-heat-rate-for-nuclear-power-in-the-us-since-2002/
EIA. "Average Operating Heat Rate for Nuclear Power in The United States from 2002 to 2022 (in British Thermal Units per Kilowatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/186418/average-operating-heat-rate-for-nuclear-power-in-the-us-since-2002/
EIA, Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2022 (in British thermal units per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/186418/average-operating-heat-rate-for-nuclear-power-in-the-us-since-2002/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Average operating heat rate for nuclear power in the United States from 2002 to 2022 (in British thermal units per kilowatt-hour) [Graph], EIA, February 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/186418/average-operating-heat-rate-for-nuclear-power-in-the-us-since-2002/
