##  [Capacity Factor](/capacity-factor) 

  ##  [Capacity Factor](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/capacity-factor-0) 

  

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Definition

The ratio of actual electrical energy produced by a power‑producing facility over a specified time period to the energy that facility would have produced if it had operated at its continuous nameplate (rated) power for the same period, expressed as a percentage; the metric aggregates resource availability, maintenance outages and operational curtailment but does not measure conversion efficiency.