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you deal with baseload with renewables. It just doesn't make sense to seperate 'baseload' from 'peak' with renewables (in fact this is one reason why nuclear an
by rcxdude 4y ago
you deal with baseload with renewables. It just doesn't make sense to seperate 'baseload' from 'peak' with renewables (in fact this is one reason why nuclear and renewables don't complement each other, in fact renewables will tend to destroy nuclear economically without a bunch of subsidies in place), you just step back and think about how you're going to match supply and demand when both fluctuate over time. (And the answer is a combination of over-building renewable capacity and storage. Funnily enough if you ask how you'd supply a grid with nuclear power you get the same answer, just with longer lead times and a higher price tag).
- ftth_finland 4y agoUnless you mean hydro when you say renewables, you aren’t going to deal with baseload in the winter with renewables. Not that hydro is enough for baseload in itself.