In 2020, the net summer capacity of nuclear power plants in the United States stood at around 96.6 terawatts. According to the source, the term net summer capacity describes the steady hourly output that generating equipment is expected to supply to system load - excluding auxiliary power - as demonstrated by test at the time of summer peak demand. Auxiliary power of a typical nuclear power plant is about five percent of gross generation.
Net summer capacity of nuclear power plants in the United States from 1975 to 2020
(in billion kilowatts)
* Estimated figure
As of year end.
Beginning in 2011, monthly capacity values are estimated in two
steps: 1) uprates and derates are added to specific months; and 2) the difference between the resulting year-end capacity and final capacity is allocated to the month of January
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EIA. (April 27, 2021). Net summer capacity of nuclear power plants in the United States from 1975 to 2020 (in billion kilowatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185392/net-summer-capacity-of-nuclear-power-plants-in-the-us/
EIA. "Net summer capacity of nuclear power plants in the United States from 1975 to 2020 (in billion kilowatts)." Chart. April 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185392/net-summer-capacity-of-nuclear-power-plants-in-the-us/
EIA. (2021). Net summer capacity of nuclear power plants in the United States from 1975 to 2020 (in billion kilowatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185392/net-summer-capacity-of-nuclear-power-plants-in-the-us/
EIA. "Net Summer Capacity of Nuclear Power Plants in The United States from 1975 to 2020 (in Billion Kilowatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185392/net-summer-capacity-of-nuclear-power-plants-in-the-us/
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