The Lazard report cited is two years old. There’s an updated version here:
https://www.lazard.com/media/451881/lazards-levelized-cost-o...
Better visualization of the key chart here: https://www.dallasfed.org/research/economics/2022/~/media/Im...
Better visualization of the key chart here: https://www.dallasfed.org/research/economics/2022/~/media/Im...
Nuclear energy costs about $170/MWh, coal about $100 and solar/wind about $50/MWh.
For comparison, the average price of electricity in the US in 2021 was $140/MWh.
It's almost guaranteed that in 2022 it will be much higher, because the jump in price of both natural gas and coal.
Some are engineered for changing their output power quicker, but that means higher costs (lower usage), more complicated design and for short periods (<30 Minutes) some other energy source/sink while the power is adjusted.