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Assessing the Relative Value of Energy Resources

Posted on June 28, 2020 by

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Capacity factor is a percentage, calculated by dividing the unit’s actual electricity output by the maximum possible output, i.e., it’s a measurement of how fully a unit’s capacity is used. Nuclear has a huge CF, because, except for downtime for …

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Assessing the Relative Value of Energy Resources