Coal, Nuclear, Natural Gas, Oil, or Renewable: Which Type of Power Plant Should We Build? Harvard Case Solution & Analysis

A utility company must replace an aging coal -fired power plant. State regulators need the utility company to minimize the costs to ratepayers, but prices are not easy to determine given the possibility of high taxes on the carbon emissions along with volatile fuel costs throughout the multi-decade lifetime of the replacing.

The evaluation is further complicated by the differences in project risk related to the various technologies. The senior vice-president must select carefully, because he will be required to defend that alternative to many diverse and enthusiastic stakeholders. A capital budget evaluation should be conducted that takes into account the many uncertainties connected with this difficulty.

PUBLICATION DATE: January 15, 2010 PRODUCT #: NA0007-HCB-ENG

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