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Nameplate capacity, also known as the rated capacity, nominal capacity, installed capacity, maximum effect or gross capacity, [1] is the intended full-load sustained output of a facility such as a power station, [2] [3] electric generator, a chemical plant, [4] fuel plant, mine, [5] metal refinery, [6] and many others.
Nuclear power plant locations and nameplate capacity of the top 10 states. Power plants map August 2016. This article lists the largest nuclear power stations in the United States, in terms of Nameplate capacity.
Nameplate capacity denotes the peak power output of power stations in unit watt prefixed as convenient, to e.g. kilowatt (kW), megawatt (MW) and gigawatt (GW). Because power output for renewable sources is variable, a source's average generation is generally significantly lower than the nameplate capacity.
In 2022, Florida had a total summer capacity of 66,883 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 258,910 GWh. [2] Florida is the third largest generator of electricity in the nation behind Texas and Pennsylvania. [3] Major producers include Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy, JEA, and TECO Energy.
The plate frequently contains the names of the machine and its manufacturer, so the rating plate is often called a name plate (hence the term "nameplate capacity" for a generator), although many devices carry separate nameplates and rating plates. [1]
With a power capacity of 4,536 megawatts, it is the largest nuclear power plant in the United States (as of 2013), when construction of Units 3 & 4 began. [5] It is also the only nuclear plant in the country with four units. It is named after a former Alabama Power and Southern Company board chairman, Alvin Vogtle.
The McGuire Nuclear Station is a nuclear power plant located about 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Charlotte, North Carolina, on the state's largest lake, Lake Norman.It is a 32,500-acre (13,200 ha) lake created in 1963 by Duke Power for the Cowans Ford Hydroelectric Station.
Nominal power (or peak power) is the nameplate capacity of photovoltaic (PV) devices, such as solar cells, modules and systems.It is determined by measuring the electric current and voltage in a circuit, while varying the resistance under precisely defined conditions.