### Question
Can you define what capacity factor means?


### Answer
**Capacity factor** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 7651a*:

> the ratio between the actual electric output from a unit and the potential electric output from that unit

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 7651a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 85-AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER IV&ndash;A-ACID DEPOSITION CONTROL**

