Statistical analysis of U.S. power plant capacity factors through 1979

Robert G. Easterling

Energy, 1982, vol. 7, issue 3, 253-258

Abstract: Power plant capacity factors have been statistically analyzed in order to identify trends or other sources of variation in these data. We present a discussion of some of the issues involved in a statistical analysis along with the results. The main findings are that capacity factors tend to increase in the first few years of operation and that small PWRs (between 400 and 600 MW) have had larger capacity factors than did BWRs or large PWRs.

Date: 1982
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(82)90074-3

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