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nameplate capacity

nameplate capacity
 n.— «If someone speaks of a 50-MW wind farm, he’s talking about what’s called nameplate capacity meaning the amount of energy it can produce—not the amount it will always generate.» —“Just because it’s ‘green’ doesn’t mean it’s smart” by Andrew Kantor USA Today May 11, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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