Nuclear power has the greatest capacity factor among energy sources in the United States, at 92.7 percent in 2021. The ratio of natural gas fired combined cycle power generation to maximum output stood at around 54.4 percent that year. Geothermal energy-generating facilities had the largest capacity factor among renewable sources.
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EIA. (March 24, 2022). Capacity factors for selected energy sources in the United States in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183680/us-average-capacity-factors-by-selected-energy-source-since-1998/
EIA. "Capacity factors for selected energy sources in the United States in 2021." Chart. March 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183680/us-average-capacity-factors-by-selected-energy-source-since-1998/
EIA. (2022). Capacity factors for selected energy sources in the United States in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183680/us-average-capacity-factors-by-selected-energy-source-since-1998/
EIA. "Capacity Factors for Selected Energy Sources in The United States in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183680/us-average-capacity-factors-by-selected-energy-source-since-1998/
EIA, Capacity factors for selected energy sources in the United States in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183680/us-average-capacity-factors-by-selected-energy-source-since-1998/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Capacity factors for selected energy sources in the United States in 2021 [Graph], EIA, March 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183680/us-average-capacity-factors-by-selected-energy-source-since-1998/