Lots of things the government pays for though is not supposed to be hugely profitable - no one questions why we have Fire departments for example and they are a

Lots of things the government pays for though is not supposed to be hugely profitable - no one questions why we have Fire departments for example and they are a huge "loss" when everyone is just sitting around. The power not stored though is of course still just a problem in general for efficiency sake - I wonder if there is something we could pair with nuclear plants that would use the otherwise wasted energy to accomplish something productive.