out_gridpathratoolkit__hourly_available_capacity_factor
Return to SearchHourly time series of capacity factors defining the capacity available from an aggregated group of generators.
- Most-recent data:
2021
- Processing:
Data is ready for use in analyses, but for practical reasons has not been denormalized and remains in narrow format.
- Source:
GridPath Resource Adequacy Toolkit Data
- Primary key:
datetime_utc, aggregation_group
Usage Warnings
Contains estimated values.
The original data is no longer being collected or reported in this way.
Additional Details
This table contains a mix of profiles representing whole regions and individual plants, where the individual plants are hybrid wind or solar plus electricity storage facilities. Capacity factors are stated as a fraction of the aggregate nameplate capacity of the group.
For the hybrid facilities, the capacity factor represents the available output of only the renewable generators. Estimates of the generation profiles have been extended across a longer range of dates than the original data. For wind, the years 2015-2020 are synthesized data and for solar 2020 is synthesized. See the Appendix of the GridPath Resource Adequacy Toolkit report for details.
Columns
Date and time converted to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
A label identifying a group of aggregated generator capacity factors.
Fraction of potential generation that was actually reported for a plant part. Energy generated over time period / nameplate capacity * time period (hours/years/etc.).