The English tv-related power spikes thing isn't a myth, but it's also not as huge a thing thanks in part to streaming. The reason the peaker plants aren't the

The English tv-related power spikes thing isn't a myth, but it's also not as huge a thing thanks in part to streaming. The reason the peaker plants aren't the first step is that they take up to ~30 mins-1 hour to spin up. They use hydro or imported power from France to cover until the plants can cover. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_pickup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_pickup