The price of building gas-fired power plants in the US has risen to $2,200–$2,500 per kilowatt of capacity, raising doubt about projects economics and freeing up more feedgas for LNG exports. At the Energy Finance Conference in San Diego, panellists warned that building a modern combined-cycle gas power plant now requires hundreds of millions in upfront investment – notably $25 million deposits to secure key equipment.
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