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Capacity Band

This dimension groups energy facilities by their generating capacity, from small local plants to major national stations. Wikipedia notes that power stations "contain one or more generators, rotating machines that convert mechanical power into three-phase electric power," generators whose combined output varies enormously between facilities. Browsing by capacity band keeps facilities of a similar scale together.

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Comparison
Era of Emergence
1982 1
Physical Basis
Direct Photovoltaic 1
Capacity Band
Sources
1. Photovoltaic power station - Wikipedia
  • Photovoltaic power station, History section, Lugo sentence
    The first 1 MWp solar park was built by Arco Solar at Lugo near Hesperia, California, at the end of 1982
  • Photovoltaic power station, lead section, definition sentence
    a large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic power system (PV system) designed for the supply of merchant power
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