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The big problem with nuclear is that it's only economical to run the reactors at full blast 24/7. However demand goes up through the day and down over night. Y
by wmil 8y ago
The big problem with nuclear is that it's only economical to run the reactors at full blast 24/7. However demand goes up through the day and down over night.
You need to pair it with some sort of grid energy storage. That's not quite a solved problem.
Personally I'm a fan of offshore compressed air...
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/toronto-hydro-pilots-worlds-first-offshore-compressed-air-energy-storage https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/toronto-hydro-p...