The announcement doesn't seem provide any estimation of power output? Just the peak power. It would be interesting to see what the overall output is expected to be.
Typical capacity factors of current wind farms are between 25% and 45%. Nuance is expected curtailment [1], if there are batteries at commissioning or potentially in the future for firming and curtailment reduction [2], how this compliments solar and other generation types in the US West at delivery points, etc.
Siting, of course, is the other big factor. I assume the project developer has priced this in and judged this project to be at least profitable, so you might assume they have good wind.
> Typical capacity factors of current wind farms are between 25 and 45%
Offshore being about 10% higher than on land.
Of note is that it is in unconstrained conditions, defined by the weather; when it is needed or when a flexible production can reduce its output, or when flexible consumption can absorb it. As renewables' share increase, this is becoming a problem in some parts of the world: electricity prices can even go negative at times.
It’s a problem that fixes itself. The market for renewable energy is different because of these peaks, it just takes a while for business to learn to take advantage of the opportunities periodic low pricing.
