Sentences with phrase «average capacity factor»

Further; Australia's wind farms run at a weighted average capacity factor of about 35 %; it is doubtful that the capacity / load factor of UK wind farms was ever as low even as the 24 % claimed by Hughs; 15 % and 11 % are beyond belief.

The NRC data yield an annual average capacity factor for the U.S. nuclear industry from 2007 to 2010 of about 90 %.

I have calculated the capital costs of wind power in Australia at around $ 2.00 per installed Watt, or $ 6.00 per generated Watt (the weighted average capacity factor of Australian wind farms is 34 %).

I was struck reading that paper by this note from the introduction» Note that if we relax our assumption that each state's capacity match its annual demand, and instead allow states with especially good solar or wind resources to have enough capacity to supply larger regions, then the average levelized cost of electricity will be lower than we estimate because of the higher average capacity factors in states with the best WWS resources»

PSO also will provide guarantees that the project will be eligible to receive 100 percent of the Federal Production Tax Credits; a minimum net average capacity factor at the western bus - bar of 44.7 percent for each of the five consecutive five - year periods during the project's operation, and a number of other guarantees and agreements, according to the settlement agreement documents filed March 9.

EIA also provided information on average capacity factors, which are a measure of actual output versus rated capacity over time, or how many kilowatt - hours of energy are produced per kilowatt of peak capacity.

Between 2005 (purple line) and 2010 (red line) average capacity factors for natural gas plant operations between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. rose from 26 % to 32 %.

Roughly 30 GW of this total is more than 20 years old, and ran at a 53 % average capacity factor in 2016.

By way of comparison, in 2016 the US nuclear fleet had an average capacity factor of around 92 percent.

Note that the average capacity factor is the same as that for the wind farms on the eastern Australian grid (NEM, National Electricity Market).

Average capacity factors for the Nation's fleet of natural gas combined - cycle power plants have increased steadily since 2005.

Each NGCC will be assessed based on its performance from the previous compliance period (e.g., for the 2025 - 2027 compliance period, the average capacity factor over the 2022 - 2024 compliance period is used).

Note that the agency calculates an average capacity factor for wind power in the United States of 27 percent between 2008 and 2012.

An average capacity factor of 80 percent was used for the solution, compared to 55 percent for conventional technologies.

There's lots more to draw from these reports — for instance, module efficiency is improving, and so is the average capacity factor of utility - scale PV plants — but that's probably enough charts for one day.

In the US, for example, the average capacity factor of coal units has decreased from 61 % in 2014 to 53 % in 2016.

An average capacity factor of 21 percent is used for micro wind, compared to 55 percent for conventional technologies such as coal, natural gas, and oil power plants.

Finally, I should say that the average capacity factor of Australian wind farms is closer to 35 % than 30 %; excellent by world standards.

Although the average capacity factor of wind throughout the year was 28 %, it fluctuated seasonally, from 17 % in the summer to 32 % in the winter.

The current world electricity system operates at an average capacity factor of about 50 %, so that means about 64TW of generation.

Based on 2013 data, the retiring units have a weighted - average capacity factor of 24 %, which is much lower than the average capacity factor of 60 % for all coal - fired generators over the same time frame.