Nameplate capacity - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nameplate capacity, also known as the rated capacity, nominal capacity, installed capacity, or maximum effect, is the intended full-load sustained output of a facility such as a power station,[1][2] electric generator, a chemical plant,[3] fuel plant,[4][5][6] metal refinery,[7] mine,[8] and many others. Nameplate capacity is the number registered with government authorities for classifying the power output of a power station; it is usually written in megawatts (MW).[9]

Power plants with an output consistently near their nameplate capacity have a high capacity factor.

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  1. ↑ Energy glossary Energy Information Administration. Retrieved: 23 September 2010.
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  3. ↑ Plant Performance Data (PPD) Archived 2010-09-10 at the Wayback Machine ICIS. Retrieved: 23 September 2010.
  4. ↑ Refinery Economics Archived 2010-12-28 at the Wayback Machine Natural Resources Canada, 5 January 2009. Retrieved: 23 September 2010.
  5. ↑ Magnificent seven Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine Arabian Business, 17 June 2008. Retrieved: 23 September 2010.
  6. ↑ Daniel O'Brien and Mike Woolverton. Trends in U.S. fuel ethanol production capacity: 2005–2009 K-State & Extension, August 2009. Retrieved: 23 September 2010.
  7. ↑ Refining Capacity Alcoa, December 31, 2009 . Retrieved: 23 September 2010.
  8. ↑ The Future of Tantalum and Niobium Mining-Technology, 14 Jan 2010. Retrieved: 23 September 2010.
  9. ↑ Certificate of Nameplate Capacity Archived 2010-12-27 at the Wayback Machine Ohio Department of Development. Retrieved: 23 September 2010.
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