"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
nk.net...
That total capacity figure might just be wrong. The DOE has every major
product up over the period.


The DOE is measuring output, not capacity. Capacity is measured at the 100%
level, but only a fool runs long-term at or near 100%.

Historically, heavy equipment runs at 65-80% of capacity, so as to allow
maintenance and fallbacks in the event of a partial system failure. There
are strategic issues as well.