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Table 6.07.A. Capacity Factors for Utility Scale Generators Primarily Using Fossil Fuels
Coal Natural Gas Petroleum
Year/Month Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Steam Turbine Internal Combustion Steam Turbine Gas Turbine Internal Combustion
Time Adjusted Time Adjusted Time Adjusted Time Adjusted Time Adjusted Time Adjusted Time Adjusted Time Adjusted
Capacity (MW) Capacity Factor Capacity (MW) Capacity Factor Capacity (MW) Capacity Factor Capacity (MW) Capacity Factor Capacity (MW) Capacity Factor Capacity (MW) Capacity Factor Capacity (MW) Capacity Factor Capacity (MW) Capacity Factor
Annual Data
2014 299,064.7 60.5% 224,183.2 48.6% 124,736.9 8.3% 75,049.1 10.3% 3,026.7 10.8% 18,057.0 13.0% 16,791.5 1.2% 5,011.3 2.1%
2015 286,082.7 54.3% 231,467.5 55.8% 123,444.3 9.8% 80,348.0 11.3% 3,507.8 11.9% 14,965.4 14.0% 16,122.8 1.3% 5,075.2 2.1%
2016 269,477.1 52.8% 236,442.8 55.4% 125,148.4 11.0% 81,225.1 12.3% 3,684.3 11.5% 13,993.7 12.2% 15,114.0 1.3% 5,082.8 2.3%
2017 259,930.2 53.1% 242,839.1 51.2% 125,806.6 9.6% 79,149.4 10.7% 4,225.5 11.6% 13,290.9 13.7% 14,275.3 1.0% 5,153.3 2.1%
2018 246,866.8 53.6% 254,403.3 55.1% 126,763.4 11.9% 76,177.8 12.6% 4,446.6 13.0% 13,300.1 14.2% 14,234.9 1.3% 5,289.7 1.9%
2019 235,089.3 47.5% 266,846.5 57.4% 128,832.5 11.4% 72,797.3 14.1% 4,848.3 15.3% 11,214.7 12.8% 14,009.7 1.0% 5,287.8 2.0%
2020 220,623.2 40.5% 274,300.4 57.1% 129,085.6 11.6% 75,462.3 14.2% 5,123.0 15.1% 8,443.3 13.9% 13,875.8 1.2% 5,300.7 1.8%
2021 212,587.0 49.1% 277,618.5 55.0% 130,103.4 11.7% 74,003.4 12.5% 5,171.8 18.2% 8,385.5 14.2% 13,729.8 1.6% 5,522.7 1.8%
2022 196,396.3 48.4% 286,467.1 56.6% 130,170.6 12.9% 77,518.8 15.6% 5,526.9 18.1% 9,839.0 13.2% 15,005.7 1.6% 5,407.0 1.8%
2023 182,767.5 42.4% 291,134.7 59.7% 130,736.5 12.9% 76,908.1 17.4% 5,802.9 20.1% 8,743.2 10.1% 14,386.8 1.3% 5,418.9 1.8%
Table 6.07.A. Capacity Factors for Utility Scale Generators Primarily Using Fossil
Fuels
Coal Natural Gas
Combined
Year Cycle
Capacity
Capacity Factor Factor
Annual Data
2014 60.5% 48.6%
2015 54.3% 55.8%
2016 52.8% 55.4%
2017 53.1% 51.2%
2018 53.6% 55.1%
2019 47.5% 57.4%
2020 40.5% 57.1%
2021 49.1% 55.0%
2022 48.4% 56.6%
2023 42.4% 59.7%
Table 6.07.B. Capacity Factors for Utility Scale Generators Primarily Using Non-Fossil Fuels
Geothermal Hydroelectric Nuclear Other Biomass
Year/Month
Time Time Time Time
Adjusted Adjusted Adjusted Adjusted
Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity
(MW) Factor (MW) Factor (MW) Factor (MW)
Annual Data
2014 2,513.3 72.0% 79,582.8 37.2% 98,569.3 91.7% 5,114.6
2015 2,523.0 71.9% 79,650.8 35.7% 98,614.6 92.3% 5,104.5
2016 2,516.6 71.6% 79,806.0 38.2% 99,364.8 92.3% 5,099.5
2017 2,460.4 73.2% 79,698.8 43.0% 99,619.5 92.3% 5,125.6
2018 2,391.5 76.0% 79,771.9 41.9% 99,605.2 92.5% 5,059.0
2019 2,535.2 69.6% 79,838.0 41.2% 98,836.7 93.4% 4,786.5
2020 2,561.5 69.1% 79,810.4 40.7% 97,238.3 92.4% 4,653.8
2021 2,588.5 69.8% 79,878.4 36.0% 95,802.7 92.8% 4,490.4
2022 2,616.0 69.0% 80,054.5 36.3% 94,969.9 92.7% 4,402.5
2023 2,670.6 69.4% 79,982.5 35.0% 95,065.2 93.0% 4,162.6
Non-Fossil Fuels
Other Biomass Other Fossil Gas Solar Wind
Photovoltaic Thermal
Time Time Time Time
Adjusted Adjusted Adjusted Adjusted
Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity
Factor (MW) Factor (MW) Factor (MW) Factor (MW)
62.7% 1,994.0 54.0% 6,555.6 25.6% 1,445.3 18.3% 60,587.8
62.6% 2,527.7 60.8% 9,521.6 25.5% 1,697.3 21.7% 67,106.2
62.7% 2,458.8 64.8% 14,161.4 25.0% 1,757.9 22.1% 74,162.7
61.8% 2,375.8 62.8% 21,940.9 25.6% 1,757.9 21.8% 83,355.6
61.8% 2,543.9 65.4% 27,143.3 25.1% 1,757.9 23.6% 89,228.5
62.5% 2,504.1 67.4% 31,840.8 24.3% 1,758.1 21.2% 97,564.8
62.5% 2,275.2 64.6% 39,458.1 24.2% 1,747.9 20.6% 107,387.7
63.2% 1,902.5 60.9% 51,219.7 24.4% 1,629.0 20.5% 123,757.1
60.2% 1,716.0 61.6% 64,501.0 24.4% 1,480.0 23.1% 136,669.4
60.4% 1,871.6 53.8% 77,130.8 23.2% 1,480.0 22.1% 143,443.5
Wind Wood
Time
Adjusted
Capacity Capacity Capacity
Factor (MW) Factor
34.0% 8,319.7 60.0%
32.2% 9,024.5 59.3%
34.5% 8,979.8 58.3%
34.6% 8,807.5 60.2%
34.6% 8,760.2 60.6%
34.4% 8,485.0 59.0%
35.3% 8,327.2 57.8%
34.4% 7,959.0 59.9%
35.9% 7,817.6 57.9%
33.2% 7,830.2 53.5%
