This statistic shows the net summer capacity of operable units in the United States between 1975 and 2019. In 2019, this figure stood at around 98 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 2019 (in billion kilowatts)*
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EIA. (March 26, 2020). Net summer capacity of nuclear power plants in the United States from 1975 to 2019 (in billion kilowatts)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 17, 2021, 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 2019 (in billion kilowatts)*." Chart. March 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 17, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185392/net-summer-capacity-of-nuclear-power-plants-in-the-us/
EIA. (2020). Net summer capacity of nuclear power plants in the United States from 1975 to 2019 (in billion kilowatts)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 17, 2021. 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 2019 (in Billion Kilowatts)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2020, 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 2019 (in billion kilowatts)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185392/net-summer-capacity-of-nuclear-power-plants-in-the-us/ (last visited January 17, 2021)