capacity factor in a sentence

Examples

1. A 200 MW wind farm at 35 % capacity factor will generate approximately 613.2 GWh / year.
2. A hydroelectricity plant may have a capacity factor lower than 100 % due to scarcity of water.
3. It produces peak power around local noon each day and its capacity factor is around 20 percent.
4. The ratio of actual productivity in a year to this theoretical maximum is called the capacity factor.
5. In both cases the use of the hydroelectricity plant to stabilize the grid reduces its capacity factor.
6. Capacity factors for PV solar are rather poor varying between 10-20 % of the rated nameplate capacity.
7. This corresponds to a capacity factor of:
8. Wind capacity factors range from 20 40 % and solar capacity factors in Arizona are about 19 %.
9. The capacity factor is the ratio of power actually produced divided by the nameplate capacity of the turbines.
10. As a result, it had a low capacity factor ( CF ), on the order of 65 %.