EIA-923 net generation and EIA-860 capacity, 2025. Single-fuel projects with all 12 months reported, weighted by capacity.On the map
Built from InfraMap's 2025 data with the same tools the analyst uses.
Common mistakes
Reading a low capacity factor as a bad plant. Solar at 23% is normal because the sun sets. Capacity factor says nothing about efficiency or breakdowns.
Treating capacity factor as dependable capacity. A wind farm at 35% does not supply 35% of its rating when demand peaks. That takes a reliability study.
Averaging plant percentages. For a group, add the MWh and divide by the total MW-hours, so a large plant counts for more than a small one.
Comparing a partial year with a full one, or dividing by today's capacity for a year when the plant was smaller.
How the InfraMap analyst defines it
Actual electrical output relative to output possible at the specified capacity over the period. It does not measure conversion efficiency, availability or firm capacity.
CF = net MWh / sum of compatible capacity MW times elapsed hours
Reviewed October 1, 2026 against the references below. The analyst and the MCP server answer with this definition.
