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Overnight cost is the cost of a construction project if no interest was incurred during construction, as if the project was completed "overnight."

This concept is noticeably used for providing a simplistic cost comparison of power plants projects or technologies, through a ratio with the maximum power the plant can deliver : cf. Overnight capital cost (power generation).

See also

References

  • Steven Stoft (2002). Power economics: designing markets for electricity. Chichester: Wiley-Academy. ISBN 0-471-15040-1.