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Electric Power Monthly

Data for July 2019 | Release date: September 24, 2019 Next release: October 24, 2019 |
| Re-release date: October 3, 2019 |

Table 6.7.A. Capacity Factors for Utility Scale Generators Primarily Using Fossil
Fuels, January 2013-July 2019
Coal Natural Gas Petroleum

Petroleum
Natural Natural Gas Liquids
Gas Fired Fired Internal Fired Internal
Combined Combustion Steam Combustion Steam Combustion Combustion
Period Cycle Turbine Turbine Engine Turbine Turbine Engine

Annual Factors
2013 59.8% 48.2% 4.9% 10.6% 6.1% 12.1% 0.8% 2.2%

2014 61.1% 48.3% 5.2% 10.4% 8.5% 12.5% 1.1% 1.4%

2015 54.7% 55.9% 6.9% 11.5% 8.9% 13.3% 1.1% 2.2%

2016 53.3% 55.5% 8.3% 12.4% 9.6% 11.5% 1.1% 2.6%

2017 53.7% 51.3% 6.7% 10.5% 9.9% 13.5% 0.9% 2.3%

2018 54.0% 57.6% 11.8% 13.7% NA 13.9% 2.5% NA

Year 2017
January 59.9% 46.7% 5.3% 4.3% 9.2% 11.6% 0.7% 3.0%

February 49.7% 44.4% 5.4% 3.8% 7.9% 10.3% 0.8% 2.4%

March 46.3% 44.8% 6.5% 7.2% 7.8% 13.0% 0.8% 2.7%

April 43.6% 42.5% 5.6% 8.7% 8.0% 10.1% 0.6% 1.9%

May 48.4% 45.8% 6.0% 9.1% 8.2% 15.9% 0.8% 2.0%

June 58.5% 56.0% 7.3% 14.1% 10.3% 15.8% 0.8% 2.0%

July 67.1% 67.0% 9.1% 20.8% 13.0% 18.5% 0.9% 2.1%

August 62.9% 65.5% 8.0% 16.1% 12.3% 14.9% 0.9% 2.3%

Sept 53.8% 55.7% 7.8% 13.3% 10.9% 14.2% 1.1% 2.3%

October 47.5% 48.2% 6.6% 12.4% 10.2% 11.7% 0.9% 2.1%

November 49.3% 45.6% 5.8% 7.0% 10.1% 12.3% 0.7% 2.1%

December 56.2% 52.3% 6.4% 8.5% 10.3% 14.3% 1.4% 2.4%

Year 2018
January 64.3% 53.9% 11.9% 13.1% NA 19.0% 5.0% NA

February 49.3%
Coal 55.0%
Natural Gas 6.9% 6.7% NA 11.8%
Petroleum 0.9% NA

March 43.9% 51.4% 9.3% 8.6% NA 10.9% 1.4% NA

April 41.7% 47.9% 11.4% 8.7% NA 12.7% Petroleum

1.9% NA
Natural Natural Gas Liquids
May 47.0% 52.3% 11.8% 16.8% NA 9.2% 2.3% NA
Gas Fired Fired Internal Fired Internal
June 58.4% 61.8%
Combined 12.0%
Combustion 17.9%
Steam NA
Combustion 15.2%
Steam 3.0%
Combustion NA
Combustion
Period
July 64.3% Cycle
72.8% Turbine
18.9% Turbine
25.7% Engine
NA Turbine
15.5% Turbine
3.6% Engine
NA
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August 64.3% 72.1% 16.5% 22.5% NA 15.8% 2.6% NA

Sept 56.0% 66.1% 14.6% 16.6% NA 17.8% 3.1% NA

October 48.9% 55.3% 12.0% 14.0% NA 13.9% 2.2% NA

November 54.0% 50.5% 9.7% 9.1% NA 13.4% 1.8% NA

December 55.0% 50.7% 6.4% 3.4% NA 11.6% 1.7% NA

Year 2019
January 57.1% 56.3% 7.2% 9.1% NA 10.7% 1.0% NA

February 50.7% 57.9% 7.9% 7.3% NA 10.7% 0.9% NA

March 45.2% 52.4% 7.2% 9.3% NA 10.2% 0.7% NA

April 35.8% 46.2% 9.2% 11.4% NA 8.6% 1.1% NA

May 42.1% 50.8% 8.9% 14.3% NA 13.3% 1.6% NA

June 47.4% 62.9% 8.8% 17.6% NA 14.5% 1.9% NA

July 59.2% 72.8% 15.9% 27.5% NA 15.6% 2.3% NA

Values for 2017 and prior years are final. Values for 2018 and 2019 are preliminary. NA = Not Available
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report; U.S. Energy Information
Administration, Form EIA-860, 'Annual Electric Generator Report' and Form EIA-860M, 'Monthly Update to the Annual Electric
Generator Report.'

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