The simplified load duration curve for a utility is shown in Figure 1. 8000 7000 6000 5000 DEMAND (MW) 4000 3000 2000 10
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The simplified load duration curve for a utility is shown in Figure 1. 8000 7000 6000 5000 DEMAND (MW) 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 HRS/YR Figure 1 a. How many hours per day is the load less than 5000 MW? b. If the utility has 5000 MW of base-load coal plants, what would their average capacity factor be? c. How many kWh would those coal plants deliver per year?