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The mechanics and workings of wind turbines How much of the time do wind turbines produce electricity?
The output of a wind turbine depends upon the wind regime where it is located. In the UK the average capacity factor is around 30%. This means that over the course of a year the turbine would produce 30% of the amount it could theoretically have produce if it was working flat out all through the year.
Turbines on average turn, and therefore produce electricity, for about 80 - 85% of the time. Again this depends upon location.
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