Capacity factors of solar photovoltaic energy facilities in California, annual mean and variability

The capacity factors of the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) energy facilities of California are computed, based on a low-frequency monthly statistic that is covering the last few years. While the best-performing facilities achieve annual capacity factors of about 32-33%, the average annual capacity...

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Main Authors: Boretti Alberto, Castelletto Stefania, Al-Kouz Wael, Nayfeh Jamal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2020-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2020/41/e3sconf_icsree2020_02004.pdf