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Carbon Capture Costs: FEED & pre-FEED Cost Reports
Carbon capture costs from pre-FEED and FEED studies across power, cement, steel, natural gas, hydrogen and other industrial sectors. Browse capital (capex) and operating (opex) cost estimates from publicly available engineering reports, drill down into cost buckets and line items, and compare up to three projects side-by-side.
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CLECO / Brame Energy Center Madison 3 Unit
CoalFEED· Cleco Power· 2025-03-25
CO₂ captured
4,280,000t/yr
Capture efficiency
95.0%
Utilization
80.0%
Parasitic load
—MW
CO₂ concentration
14.1%vol%
▸Direct Field Costs$667.2M
Absorber$37.0M
▸Indirect Field Costs$509.3M
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
▸Contingency & Escalation$120.7M
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
▸Interest During Construction—
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
▸Owners Cost—
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
Total Capex$1.30B
Phillips 66 / Rodeo Refinery
CO₂ captured
190,000t/yr
Capture efficiency
95.0%
Utilization
94.5%
Parasitic load
—MW
CO₂ concentration
18.0%vol%
▸Direct Field Costs$100.7M
Major Equipment$25.9M
Site Improvements$0.3M
Concrete$0.7M
Structural Steel$3.0M
Ductwork, Insulation, Piping$6.0M
Instrumentation and Electrical$7.9M
Painting$0.2M
Freight$2.5M
Design Allowance$6.2M
Labor$48.1M
▸Indirect Field Costs$60.9M
Indirect Labor$15.9M
Indirect Materials$12.5M
Engineering$22.7M
Project Development (FEL 2 and 3)$9.7M
▸Contingency & Escalation$48.3M
Contingency$39.5M
Escalation$8.8M
▸Interest During Construction—
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
▸Owners Cost$29.4M
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
Total Capex$239.4M
Milton R. Young Power Plant
CO₂ captured
4,297,145t/yr
Capture efficiency
90.0%
Utilization
85.0%
Parasitic load
83.3MW
CO₂ concentration
8.6%vol%
▸Direct Field Costs$1.34B
Earthwork Associated with Carbon Capture$85.0M
Water Supply and Treatment$36.7M
Wastewater$5.0M
Drainage$0.3M
Power Supply$4.9M
Controls & Internet$0.3M
Owner Facilities$2.2M
Impurity Removal and CO2 conditioning$56.0M
Enclosures & Buildings$79.0M
Balance of Plant (Boiler, cooling tower, multipurpose building and substation)$330.0M
Carbon Capture Plant$745.0M
▸Indirect Field Costs$61.5M
Project Management$19.9M
Limited Notice to Proceed$8.7M
Services$24.1M
Miscellaneous Project Expenses (Insurance, taxes, bonds & permits)$8.7M
▸Contingency & Escalation$470.0M
Owner's Cost Contingency$22.6M
EPC Contingency$356.3M
Escalation$4.2M
Regional Adjustment for Labor$87.0M
▸Interest During Construction—
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
▸Owners Cost$71.2M
Spare Parts$10.4M
License fee$10.0M
Insurance$6.6M
Startup$7.1M
Miscellaneous$37.1M
Total Capex$1.95B