Average utilization for natural gas combined-cycle plants exceeded coal plants in 2015">Average utilization for natural gas combined-cycle plants exceeded coal plants in 2015
(Mon, 04 Apr 2016) Last year marked the first time on record that the average capacity factor of natural gas combined-cycle plants exceeded that of coal steam plants. The power industry has been running natural gas combined-cycle generating units at much higher rates than just 10 years ago, while the utilization of the capacity at coal steam power plants has declined.
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