Power Plants - Performance Efficiencies

The performance of a power plant can be expressed through common performance factors including heat rate, thermal efficiency, capacity factor, load factor, economic efficiency, and operational efficiency.

Power Plants - Performance Efficiencies

The performance of a power plant can be expressed through some common performance factors:

  • heat rate (energy efficiency)
  • thermal efficiency
  • capacity factor
  • load factor
  • economic efficiency
  • operational efficiency

Enter the parameters below to calculate the various performance metrics.

Calculator

Inputs

Results

Heat Rate (φhr)-- kJ/kWh
Thermal Efficiency (μte)-- %
Capacity Factor (μcf)-- %
Load Factor (μlf)-- %
Economic Efficiency (φee)-- EUR/kWh
Operational Efficiency (μoe)-- %