Nuclear plants aren't used for grid stabilization, because they can't be. They take hours to days to change power levels. Fast-responding natural gas plants ar

Nuclear plants aren't used for grid stabilization, because they can't be. They take hours to days to change power levels. Fast-responding natural gas plants are used for rapid response to changing load. Hydro (storage or regular) as well. More recently, energy storage systems like the huge system Tesla deployed in Australia. If I had a dollar for every HN commenter that doesn't understand the basics of grids and generation but considers themselves an expert in how awesome nuclear is...