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capacity factor [kə′pas·əd·ē ‚fak·tər] (industrial engineering) The ratio of average actual use to the available capacity of an apparatus or industrial plant to store, process, treat, manufacture, or produce. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Coal-fired plants set a company fleet record capacity factor of 87 percent, compared with the industry average of 72 percent. Monticello has already been operating at record-setting performance levels, both in terms of capacity factor and continuous days of service, and GE is excited to support Xcel Energy and Nuclear Management Company's efforts to have the plant play an even greater role in addressing Minnesota's energy needs in the decades to come," said Andy White, president and CEO of GE Energy's nuclear business. 8 percent capacity factor for the third quarter of 2006, compared with 95. |
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