[Ole Okie]

I think the industry average is in the range of 25-30%. Which is weird because if any other form of capacity produced in that range there’d be calls for whoever planned it to be sacked on the spot.

Uh oh!!

Has anyone squealed to the 'Commissar of Renewable Energy'?

Gonna be hell to pay. Hell to pay, I say!!

[Uncledave]

The capacity factor in the 30% range is forecasted in the project planning - this isn’t some surprise. Capacity factor is the ratio of how much power is produced vs to nameplate capacity on the machine if it were producing full power to its full potential 24/7.

The wind turbine is spinning, producing electricity most of the time, just not making as much juice as it could if the winds were at strong 24.7. But again, wind developers measure the wind for a year or two in an area and this becomes part of the financial model of the project.