| nuclear |
| advantages | disadvantages |
| does not pollute the environment due to the releases from fossil fuel combustion process high efficiency of installed output utilization low unit price of produced electricity in comparison with other sources fuel price contributes by a low share on a price of produced electricity in comparison with other sources (stable price of electricity taking into account fuel price fluctuations) there are reliable suppliers of the nuclear fuel in stable regions fuel stock can be created for several years relatively low amount of produced waste sustainable scientific research in nuclear low operating costs long life time (tens of years) a possibility of combined production of electricity and heat | high investment costs during construction long term stored radioactive waste requires care |
| coal |
| advantages | disadvantages |
| there are reliable suppliers of coal in stable regions high efficiency of installed output utilization investment costs during construction are lower than in nuclear a possibility of combined production of electricity and heat | pollutes the environment by release of combustion products (consequences: acid rains, global warming) the high costs of coal transportation the sources are exhausted, new fields shall be looked for expensive technologies for environment protection |
| gas, oils |
| advantages | disadvantages |
| well built infrastructure for fuel supply an ability to assure the quick changes of output upon grid requests investment costs during construction are lower than in nuclear a possibility of combined production of electricity and heat | pollutes the environment by the release of the combustion products (global warming) the sources are exhausted, new fields shall be looked for (mainly in unstable regions) produced electricity and heat depend highly on the fuel price high prices of produced electricity and heat during recent period |
| water |
| advantages | disadvantages |
| renewable source of energy, without combustion products depending on the design, an ability to assure the quick changes of output upon grid requests low operating costs effective and reliable operation | dependence on climate conditions (rainfall capacity) high investment costs during a construction depending on the design, a possibility of negative impact to a landscape (flooding of the territories needed for water basins) |
| wind |
| advantages | disadvantages |
| renewable source of energy, without combustion products low operating costs | dependence on climate conditions (wind strength) high investment costs during construction low efficiency of installed output utilization low unit installed output, therefore a necessity to construct a lot of wind power plants to reach a required total installed output negative impact to the landscape (appearance, scaring of animals, birds) a necessity to build standby capacities due to non-reliability of the production resulting in a negative impact to the end price of the produced electricity |
| bio fuels |
| advantages | disadvantages |
| renewable source of energy a possibility of combined production of electricity and heat | loads the environment by the release of the combustion products (global warming) high investment costs during construction (higher than fossil fuel power plants, however, lower than wind, hydro and nuclear power plants) high operating costs ineffective in case of low unit outputs expensive technologies for environment protection |
| solar |
| advantages | disadvantages |
| renewable source of energy, without combustion products low operating costs | dependence on climate conditions (amount of sunshine days) low efficiency of installed output utilization low unit installed output, therefore a necessity to occupy a large area with solar panels to reach a required total installed output a negative impact on food supply security of the country in case of installation on agricultural land a necessity to build standby capacities due to non-reliability of the production resulting in a negative impact to the end price of the produced electricity |
