> If I understand it correctly, nuclear power has inherent latency issues that mean it can't respond to demand-spikes within seconds or minutes, but needs about

> If I understand it correctly, nuclear power has inherent latency issues that mean it can't respond to demand-spikes within seconds or minutes, but needs about an hour or so? No, nuclear plants can regulate within minutes and it’s done in Germany. Source in German: https://www.ktg.org/ktg-wAssets/docs/fg-bet-rph-lastfolgebetrieb-kki2.pdf https://www.ktg.org/ktg-wAssets/docs/fg-bet-rph-lastfolgebet... Fluctuations on the second scale are compensated by the large turbine wheels of the power generators of large plants such as nuclear and coal. Also, normal demand doesn’t change so fast anyways. The fluctuations comes from wind and solar plants.