Capacity credit (CC, also capacity value or de-rating factor ) is the fraction of the installed capacity of a power plant which can be relied upon at a given time (typically during system stress), frequently expressed as a percentage of the nameplate capacity. A conventional (dispatchable) power plant can typically. .
There are a few similar definitions of the capacity credit:• effective load carrying capability (ELCC) defines the capacity value as the extra load that can be added to the system once the plant is added. .
The capacity credit can be much lower than the (CF): in a not very probable scenario, if the riskiest time for the power system is. .
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