31. A 200 MW wind farm at 35 % capacity factor will generate approximately 613.2 GWh / year. 32. A hydroelectricity plant may have a capacity factor lower than 100 % due to scarcity of water. 33. It produces peak power around local noon each day and its capacity factor is around 20 percent. 34. The ratio of actual productivity in a year to this theoretical maximum is called the capacity factor . 35. In both cases the use of the hydroelectricity plant to stabilize the grid reduces its capacity factor . 36. Capacity factors for PV solar are rather poor varying between 10-20 % of the rated nameplate capacity.37. This corresponds to a capacity factor of: 38. Wind capacity factors range from 20 40 % and solar capacity factors in Arizona are about 19 %. 39. The capacity factor is the ratio of power actually produced divided by the nameplate capacity of the turbines. 40. As a result, it had a low capacity factor ( CF ), on the order of 65 %.
