What is net capacity factor?
A facility’s net capacity factor is the ratio of a generator’s actual energy production over some time interval to its nameplate capacity; in other words, average output in one year divided by the total possible output per year. No power plant’s capacity factor matches its nameplate capacity. Texas wind farms have an average capacity factor of approximately 44%, meaning that over the course of a year, the facilities produce 44% of the energy that could be produced if the wind were blowing steadily 100% of the time. In contrast, however, wind plants typically have lower capacity factors than nuclear facilities (NN%) and most coal-fired plants (CC% on average).
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