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It should be noted that production from intermittent sources, i.e., wind and solar, represents only a fraction of the turbine or panel’s [[capacity]]. A [[wind turbine]], for example, generates electricity at an annual average rate of 25%–35% of its capacity.<ref>https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia923/</ref> And it generates at or above its average rate only 40% of the time.<ref>https://wind-watch.org/pix/displayimage.php?pid=44</ref><ref>https://wind-watch.org/pix/displayimage.php?pid=42</ref>
It should be noted that production from intermittent sources, i.e., wind and solar, represents only a fraction of the turbine or panel’s [[capacity]]. A [[wind turbine]], for example, generates electricity at an annual average rate of 25%–35% of its capacity.<ref>https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia923/</ref> And it generates at or above its average rate only 40% of the time.<ref>https://wind-watch.org/pix/displayimage.php?pid=44</ref><ref>https://wind-watch.org/pix/displayimage.php?pid=42</ref>
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