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> It is impossible to actually run a grid off a renewable It is equally impossible to run a grid from only nuclear power. These assets can't "load follow" whic
by ghouse 6y ago
> It is impossible to actually run a grid off a renewable
It is equally impossible to run a grid from only nuclear power. These assets can't "load follow" which is why in the US the 1970s build-out of nuclear power was contemporaneous with the build-out of pumped hydro storage.
- enaaem 6y agoEurope already runs load following plants for a long time now. Article from 2011. https://www.oecd-nea.org/nea-news/2011/29-2/nea-news-29-2-load-following-e.pdf https://www.oecd-nea.org/nea-news/2011/29-2/nea-news-29-2-lo...