Load factor
Energy
Energy Market
A measure of natural gas pipeline utilization equal to average gas flows over a given time divided by an assumed maximum or peak flow.
- — Guide to Market Oversight Glossary retrieved 2014-06-26
Renewable Energy
Load factor is the ratio of average demand to maximum demand or to capacity.
- — ODOE Glossary of Energy Terms retrieved 2014-06-15
Water
The ratio of an average load to the maximum load. Average load carried by an engine, machine, or plant, expressed as a percentage of its maximum capacity.
Telecommunications
The ratio of the average load over a designated period of time to the peak load occurring during that period.