power capacity
Maximum electrical output
Power capacity is the maximum amount of power a system can generate, transmit, or handle.
In electrical contexts, it refers to a power plant's or grid's ability to produce or deliver energy: The region's power capacity couldn't meet summer demand.
The term also applies to batteries and equipment, indicating their upper limits of output or storage.
- wattageElectrical output measure
- batteriesPortable energy storage units
- flywheelsRotating mass energy stores
- wind turbinesMachines converting air movement to electricity
- off the gridIndependent of infrastructure
megawatts · amperes · fuel cells · supercapacitors · kilowatts · charge · plug in · juice up · cell · joules · capacitors · transformers · hydroelectric dams · current · energy storage · nuclear reactors · electrical grids · generator
- energy storagebattery pack, batteries, battery packs, battery bank, ultracapacitor
power capacitypower consumption
Rate of electrical usage
energy consumption · power draw · load · energy expenditure · power output
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