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Projected Costs of Energy:
The exact costs of different sources of energy is difficult to accurately measure.  Some industries enjoy heavy federal subsidies which are not built in to the cost.  Nonetheless, here is a chart from the Department of Energy that projects the cost of creating new energy from various sources.  

The prices represent an average of the DOE's projections for the next 20 years. It is important to note that the costs shown for wind and solar technologies do not show additional system costs that may be incurred to integrate their intermittent power output into the grid. 

Note: A kilowatt hour refers to the amount of electricity produce in one hour that could light up ten 100 watt light bulbs. The average US Household consumes 10,000 kilowatt hours in one year.