The fraction of power actually used by a customer’s electrical equipment compared to the total apparent power supplied, usually expressed as a percentage. Power factors apply only to alternating current circuits; direct current circuits always exhibit a power factor of 100 percent. A power factor indicates how far a customer’s electrical equipment, causes the electric current delivered at the customer’s site to be out of phase with the voltage.
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