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Re:In Israeli desert, world’s highest solar tower looks to f... by Aardwolf on Sunday June 19, 2016 @02:48PM (#11934081)
>Energy from a solar tower is “two to three times more expensive to produce than classic electricity plants using carbon or fuel,” said Eran Gartner

Does that include the cost of building the plant? What are the running cost of a solar tower, and what is the expected lifespan vs a coal one?

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Re:In Israeli desert, world’s highest solar tower looks to f... by yazriel on Sunday June 19, 2016 @03:26PM (#11934289)
Cost is typically LCOE - levelized cost - which takes life time, maintenance, fuel, construction, etc into consideration

This is quite a complex topic and you can google and wiki LCOE for all the gory details.

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