CALC-031
Load factor at which a 2 GW plant crosses the SQSS clause 2.7 threshold
What this is
This is the project's own arithmetic, published in full so it can be checked rather than taken on trust. It is not a source. Every input it uses is cited to a record, and the conclusion it reaches only carries as far as those inputs do.
2000 GWh / (2 GW x 8760 h) = 0.1142, that is 11.4 per cent. Above that load factor the 5 km overhead line limit applies instead of 20 km.
Origin: produced by the VC08 grid-interface pass. Every figure above was recomputed independently before this record was written, not transcribed - 16 of 16 checks reproduced the pass's values.
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CALC-031. The working above, not a source document.