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You can invert this and say that solar/wind would be utterly terrible at "filling in the last part" of a nuclear-dominated grid. The inability to generate cons
by dTal 6y ago
You can invert this and say that solar/wind would be utterly terrible at "filling in the last part" of a nuclear-dominated grid.
The inability to generate constant, reliable power is a weakness, not a strength.
- pfdietz 6y agoRight. It's one or the other generally (although some solar could help nuclear if demand peaks on sunny days). However, unless nuclear gets a lot cheaper, it's looking like the nuclear dominated grid is going to be more expensive than the renewable dominated grid, even taking the cost of intermittency into account.