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Most peaker plants are natural gas these days. Coal plants tend to take a lot longer to start. Regardless of that, from a climate change point of view, a plant
by greglindahl 7y ago
Most peaker plants are natural gas these days. Coal plants tend to take a lot longer to start. Regardless of that, from a climate change point of view, a plant that runs for a small amount of time once per 5 years is not that significant.
- bluGill 7y agoTrue, but base load plants are needed in reserve as well.