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• In reference to electricity, the maximum load that a generating unit or generating station can carry under specified conditions for a given period of time without exceeding approval limits of temperature and stress.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Capacity. (n.d.). Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. Retrieved February 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/capacity.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Capacity. www.ferc.gov. Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. FERC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/capacity (accessed: February 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Capacity." Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. FERC. 8 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/capacity.

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