I don't know how to respond to this other than to reiterate that you seem to be using different definitions of terms to everyone else. Obviously supply need to

I don't know how to respond to this other than to reiterate that you seem to be using different definitions of terms to everyone else. Obviously supply need to equal demand at all times in order for the grid to work. The main idea I'm objecting to is that there needs to be some magical flat line somewhere in the breakdown of how that demand is supplied (This is what most people refer to as 'base load'). Yes, the conclusion of how you meet demand with a bunch of intermittent supply is you build more supply than you need on average, you distribute it geographically and increase how much energy you send long-distance through the grid, and you build lots of storage (and think about what you're going to do with all the leftover energy when potential supply exceeds demand). But this solution does not contain anything which resembles what most people mean when they refer to "base load".