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philipkglass on June 12, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Solar Surpasses Gas and Wind as Biggest Source of ...

The capacity factor for utility scale solar PV in the US was 27% in 2017:

https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.ph...

The capacity factor gap with utility scale gas plants isn't as large as you might guess from looking at residential rooftop solar.

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