New results on the net benefits of low-carbon electricity technologies (Charles Frank, Brookings)

In my paper, “The Net Benefits of Low and No-Carbon Electrical Technologies,” (2014 Global Economy and Development Working Paper) I estimated the net benefits of five different electricity technologies: wind, solar, hydro, nuclear, and natural gas combined cycle. Natural gas combined cycle generated the most net benefits under a wide range of assumptions, despite a penalty of $50 per metric ton of CO2 emissions. Wind and solar technologies consistently ranked fourth and fifth among the five technologies.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/planetpolicy/2016/10/17/new-results-on-the-net-benefits-of-low-carbon-electricity-technologies/