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├ README.md

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├ data/lcoe.csv

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└ datapackage.json

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datapackage.json— metadata & schema

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README.md— documentation

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Schema

name	type	description
year	integer	Year the Lazard report was published (and for which costs are estimated)
version	number	Lazard LCOE report version number (e.g., 1.0, 10.0, 16.0)
technology_id	string	Machine-readable technology identifier (e.g., 'solar-pv-utility', 'wind-onshore')
technology	string	Human-readable technology name
lcoe_low	number	Low end of unsubsidized LCOE range, in nominal USD per MWh
lcoe_high	number	High end of unsubsidized LCOE range, in nominal USD per MWh

Data Files

File	Description	Size	Last modified	Download
lcoe	Unsubsidized levelized cost of energy ($/MWh, nominal) for seven generation technologies, reported annually from Lazard LCOE v1.0 (2008) through v17.0 (2023). Each row gives the low and high range published in that year's report.	4.05 kB	about 2 months ago	lcoe

Files	Size	Format	Created	Updated	License	Source
1	4.05 kB	csv		about 2 months ago	Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License	Lazard's Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis, Versions 1.0–17.0 (2008–2023)

Lazard Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE)

Annual benchmark of the unsubsidized levelized cost of energy ($/MWh) for utility-scale generation technologies. Published by Lazard since 2008.

Data

data/lcoe.csv — LCOE low/high ranges per technology per year, from Lazard LCOE v1.0 (2008) through v17.0 (2023).

Technologies covered:

ID	Name	First reported
`solar-pv-utility`	Utility-Scale Solar PV	2008
`wind-onshore`	Onshore Wind	2008
`wind-offshore`	Offshore Wind	2015
`gas-ccgt`	Gas Combined Cycle	2008
`gas-peaker`	Gas Peaker	2015
`coal`	Coal	2008
`nuclear`	Nuclear	2008

Units: Nominal USD per MWh (unsubsidized, i.e. pre-subsidy)

Key Finding

Solar PV costs fell ~93% from 2008 to 2023 (midpoint: ~$398/MWh → ~$60/MWh). Onshore wind fell ~60% over the same period. By 2020, both were cheaper than new-build coal or nuclear across nearly all scenarios.

Notable exception: the 2022 report (v16.0) showed solar costs widening to $24–$96/MWh due to supply chain inflation after a decade of steady decline.

Source

Lazard's Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis, Versions 1.0–17.0 (2008–2023): https://www.lazard.com/research-insights/lazards-levelized-cost-of-energyplus/

Data extracted from the annual PDF reports. Values represent the headline unsubsidized LCOE ranges for new-build projects in the US, reflecting typical financing, capacity factors, and fuel costs at time of publication.

Note: Lazard also publishes a separate Levelized Cost of Storage (LCOS) analysis for battery storage — not included here.

License

Data extracted from publicly available Lazard PDF reports. Released as public domain (ODC-PDDL).