Talk:Capacity factor

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[edit] Time period

"The capacity factor of a power plant is the ratio of the actual output of a power plant over a period of time and its output if it had operated a full capacity of that time period."

All of the power-plant articles casually mention capacity factor, referring to this article. But, the relevant time period is not stated! I would assume that the implicit time period is "one year", generally. This article should address this issue. -69.87.203.158 13:38, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

The time period doesn't matter. It's a ratio. — Omegatron 10:24, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Power capacity

We should have an explanation of power capacity and how it's derived, but I don't think it deserves its own article. Can we rename this article to cover both? — Omegatron 10:24, 16 March 2008 (UTC)