For a Kerr (rotating) black hole, the stationary surface is outside the event horizon and the region between is called the ergosphere. The horizon has radius rg = 0.5 rs so has half the size of the Schwarzschild horizon. Since the last stable circular orbit is at rg, whereas for the Schwarzchild hole it was at 6rg (= 3 rs), an accretion disk can form much closer to the hole, and therefore can liberate much more energy.
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