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Or alternatively/in combination with dynamic demand, smart grids, wide area transmission and overprovisioning. I don't really get why the nuclear "base load" g
by cameronh90 7y ago
Or alternatively/in combination with dynamic demand, smart grids, wide area transmission and overprovisioning.
I don't really get why the nuclear "base load" generation even helps. If nuclear generates 70% of our peak load, and our peak load happens on a windless, dark day - what then? We still need storage and likely CCGT as backup of last resort.
- _ph_ 7y agoFrance shows, how much effort it takes to generate a stable grid with electricity being produced mostly by nuclear power plants. Due to the limitations in regulating the power output, they have to operate the power plants not at the most efficient load but a lower one which gives them more regulation capability. Also, using up the electricity at night becomes a challenge. Belgium for example installed huge streetlights on their highways so they can increase the night load.
- anoncake 7y ago> dynamic demand Which does not actually mean turning off the power grid for hours as a lot of people here claim but things like throttling down energy-intensive industry at peak times and running non-time-critical jobs when there's surplus energy.