Question

If the capacity of a power plant is 1000 MW and its capacity factor is 0.9, how much energy in MWh can the power plant produce in 1 day:

a) 27,000 MWh
b) 26,700 MWh
c) 21,600 MWh
d) 9,000 MWh

Answer 1

The power plant can produce 21,600 MWh of energy in 1 day.

Step-by-step explanation:

The capacity of the power plant is 1000 MW, and its capacity factor is 0.9. To calculate the energy produced in 1 day, we can multiply the capacity of the power plant by the capacity factor and then convert it from MW to MWh.

So, Energy produced in 1 day = Capacity of power plant × Capacity factor × 24 hours = 1000 MW × 0.9 × 24 hours = 21,600 MWh