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This assumes that you're power generation always matches demand through time. If you had a sudden spike at night that you don't usually have (like in Texas wher
by mzmoen 6y ago
This assumes that you're power generation always matches demand through time. If you had a sudden spike at night that you don't usually have (like in Texas where people kicked on their heat unexpectedly) and you were using solar, the mismatch would exist and you wouldn't be able to meet the load.
- bryanlarsen 6y agoExactly. You need natgas peakers (that aren't frozen) or charged batteries to deal with this. Nuclear, wind and solar are all unsuitable for this situation.
- pfdietz 6y agoOr turbines burning hydrogen.
- hntrader 6y agoWhat do you think of the claims of user "corty" elsewhere in this thread, who seems to say that nuclear isn't unsuitable for this situation?
- bryanlarsen 6y agoThe primary problem with nuclear is the fact that it's insanely expensive. If you're not running it flat out 24/7, then the cost per MWh goes up dramatically.
- paranoidrobot 6y agoOf all the other energy sources, it's the only one where we have to put serious consideration into warning people not to dig up the waste, and how to keep them from doing it thousands of years from now.