The renewable output does not need to match the performance period, but the volume of
the renewable electrical output at the renewables» site shall be equal to 15 years of energy use of the project during its performance period.
Not exact matches
Electrical output by
renewables during the first third of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016 has increased by 12.1 percent whereas nuclear
output has dropped by 2.9 percent.
[8] The National
Renewable Energy Laboratory defines capacity factor as «the ratio of the system's predicted
electrical output in the first year of operation to the nameplate
output» (NRC 2017).
The same total
electrical energy
output could have been produced using conventional natural gas fired
electrical generation for ~ $ 31 billion or ~ 1/16 of the actual capital costs expended on
renewable installations.