capacity factor
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
The term “capacity factor” means the ratio between the actual electric output from a unit and the potential electric output from that unit.
Source
- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 7651AThe Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
The term "capacity factor" means the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the actual electric output from the applicable electric generating unit to the potential electric output from such unit.
Source
- 2022–present26 U.S.C. § 45QInternal Revenue Code · Credit for carbon oxide sequestration · for purposes of this section