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  "id": "1989_generation_costs",
  "source_year": 1989,
  "paper_page": 1240,
  "source_table": "IV",
  "verification": "source-transcribed; second reader check pending",
  "notes": "Table IV: capital cost shown per-unit as printed. Historical currency and economic assumptions not updated to present-day values.",
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      "total_variable_cost_per_MWh": 0.5,
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      "capital_cost_per_unit_USD": 160000000
    },
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    },
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