Plant Load Factor (PLF) definition

Plant Load Factor (PLF) means ratio of total kWh (units) of power generated by WtE Plant for a particular time period and Contracted Capacity in kW multiplied with number of hours in the same time period.
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Plant Load Factor (PLF) for a given period means the total sent-out energy corresponding to scheduled generation during such period, expressed as a percentage of sent-out energy corresponding to installed capacity in that period.
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Plant Load Factor (PLF) means the ratio of total kWh (units) of power generated by plant in a tariff year, as decided by TSERC and contracted capacity in kW multiplied with number of hours in the same tariff year.”
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Examples of Plant Load Factor (PLF) in a sentence

  • But on the other side, power plants are operating at very low Plant Load Factor (PLF) of around 65% (National Average).


More Definitions of Plant Load Factor (PLF)

Plant Load Factor (PLF) for a given period means the total sent out energy corresponding to scheduled generation during the period, expressed as a percentage of sent out energy corresponding to installed capacity in that period and shall be computed in accordance with the following formula:
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Plant Load Factor (PLF) means the ratio of total kWh (units) of power
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