Levelized Cost of Energy+

Lazard has been analyzing the levelized costs of energy from various generation technologies, energy storage technologies and hydrogen production methods since 2007.

Given the interdependencies of viewing energy storage and hydrogen production together with energy generation, we have merged our Levelized Cost of Energy, Levelized Cost of Storage and Levelized Cost of Hydrogen into a single report, rebranded as LCOE+.


Key Terminology

 

  • Levelized Cost of Energy - As the energy transition accelerates, Lazard actively analyzes and monitors the progression of renewable energy technologies and their price competitiveness with various forms of conventional generation.
  • Levelized Cost of Storage - The continued growth of low-cost renewable energy technologies relies on the ability to store the energy produced. LCOS analyzes the cost effectiveness and commercial potential of storage technologies.
  • Levelized Cost of Hydrogen - We monitor and analyze hydrogen’s role in the energy transition in an effort to provide greater clarity to industry participants on the potentially disruptive role of hydrogen across a variety of economic sectors.

Access the 2023 LCOE+ Report

Lazard's 2023 LCOE+ report analyzes the levelized costs of energy from various generation technologies, energy storage technologies and hydrogen production methods.

Click below to read our 2023 findings.

Video: 2023 LCOE+ Insights

Produced by Lazard's Power, Energy & Infrastructure group, the 2023 LCOE+ report reveals the rapidly changing dynamics in the global energy landscape post-pandemic, amid inflationary pressures and governmental infrastructure spending. 

Click on the video to discover some of the key observations from the 2023 LCOE+.


The central findings of our recent analysis reinforce what we are seeing across Power, Energy & Infrastructure M&A—Companies of scale that can take advantage of supply chain and other economies of scale will continue to dominate the buildout of new renewable energy assets given the observed and continued LCOE declines for best-in-class renewable generation a trend that we believe will lead to continued consolidation across the sector.

George Bilicic Managing Director