Natural gas combined cycle generators had a capacity factor of 56.6 percent, making this the fossil fuel with the highest capacity factor. By comparison, coal had a capacity factor of 40.2 percent, and petroleum gas turbine had a capacity factor of 1.3 percent.
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EIA. (May 25, 2021). Average capacity factor of utility-scale fossil fuel generators in the United States in 2020, by fuel [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/531472/utility-scale-fossil-fuel-generator-capacity-factors-by-technology-in-the-us/
EIA. "Average capacity factor of utility-scale fossil fuel generators in the United States in 2020, by fuel." Chart. May 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531472/utility-scale-fossil-fuel-generator-capacity-factors-by-technology-in-the-us/
EIA. (2021). Average capacity factor of utility-scale fossil fuel generators in the United States in 2020, by fuel. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531472/utility-scale-fossil-fuel-generator-capacity-factors-by-technology-in-the-us/
EIA. "Average Capacity Factor of Utility-scale Fossil Fuel Generators in The United States in 2020, by Fuel." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531472/utility-scale-fossil-fuel-generator-capacity-factors-by-technology-in-the-us/
EIA, Average capacity factor of utility-scale fossil fuel generators in the United States in 2020, by fuel Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531472/utility-scale-fossil-fuel-generator-capacity-factors-by-technology-in-the-us/ (last visited May 18, 2022)