The sites where the capacity factor is ____ are not considered suitable for wind power generation.

• A. less than 24%
• B. greater than 12%
• C. less than 12%
• D. greater than 24%

Answer: (C)

The capacity factor is the ratio of an actual electrical energy output over a given period of time to the maximum possible electrical energy output over that period.
Nuclear power plants are at the high end of the range of capacity factors