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The ratio of the electricity a plant actually generates over a period to what it would generate running at full power the whole time. Nuclear plants commonly exceed ninety percent, onshore wind runs near a third, and solar farms lower still, which is why comparing power stations by nameplate capacity alone misleads.
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