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The value you're after for this is known as "capacity factor" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacity_factor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacity_factor > T
by shagie 3y ago
The value you're after for this is known as "capacity factor" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacity_factor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacity_factor
> The net capacity factor is the unitless ratio of actual electrical energy output over a given period of time to the theoretical maximum electrical energy output over that period.
For the US for the data from 2018 (what's in Wikipedia)
Nuclear 92%
Conv. Hydro 42%
Wind 37%
Solar PV 26%
Solar CSP 23%
Landfill Gas 73%
Other biomass 49%
Geothermal 77%
Coal 54%
Nat Gas CC 57%
Nat Gas CT 11%
Nat Gas ST 13%
Petrol ST 13%
Petrol CT 2%