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Figure 8 shows the Plant Factor categorized by the energy conversion
2
technology. Due to its inflexible nature, the nuclear power plant is ranked
first and presents the highest plant factor among other technologies .
3
2. Total Energy Traded in Spot Market
As stated before, some portion of the total generated electricity is traded
out of the spot market, (via bilateral contracts and within the energy
exchange).
2-This obtained by dividing the amount of generated energy to the amount of available capacity.
3-In case of hydro power plants, the plant factor represents the ratio of the generated energy to the stored
energy, and not to the nominal power.
