| Characteristic | Capacity factor |
|---|---|
| 2024* | 92.3% |
| 2023 | 93% |
| 2022 | 92.7% |
| 2021 | 92.8% |
| 2020 | 92.4% |
| 2019 | 93.4% |
| 2018 | 92.5% |
| 2017 | 92.3% |
| 2016 | 92.3% |
| 2015 | 92.3% |
| 2014 | 91.7% |
| 2013 | 89.9% |
| 2012 | 86.1% |
| 2011 | 89.1% |
| 2010 | 91.1% |
| 2005 | 89.3% |
| 2000 | 88.1% |
| 1995 | 77.4% |
| 1990 | 66% |
| 1985 | 58% |
| 1980 | 56.3% |
| 1975 | 55.9% |
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Release date
April 2025
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Region
United States
Survey time period
1975 to 2024
Special properties
* Estimated
Supplementary notes
According to the source, the Generator Capacity Factor is the ratio of the electric energy produced by a generating unit for a given period of time to the electric energy that could have been produced at continuous full-power operation during the same period. Beginning in 2008, capacity factor data are calculated using a new methodology.
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