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For solar and wind you need dispatchable generation to fill in the voids. Nuclear doesn’t fit that bill. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispatchable_generatio
by legulere 3y ago
For solar and wind you need dispatchable generation to fill in the voids. Nuclear doesn’t fit that bill.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispatchable_generation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispatchable_generation
- cubefox 3y agoThe use case for nuclear power isn't to assist renewable energy sources, but to replace coal power.
- 411111111111111 3y agoYes, and their argument was that this is a bad match up. Renewable energy is only available at certain times, whereas nuclear is as stable as you can get. You can't pause energy generation for nuclear power plants, which is why coal/gas is more effective in this context, as you can start and stop these at will.