> By shunning nuclear you choose to have fossil fuel power plants everywhere to keep the flow of power consistent and matching demand. Nuclear is base load -

> By shunning nuclear you choose to have fossil fuel power plants everywhere to keep the flow of power consistent and matching demand. Nuclear is base load - it takes days to change power levels - and cannot be a substitute for fast-reacting power sources If I had a penny for every HNer who opens their mouth to pontificate about how turning off nukes means a less reliable grid or "we'll need fossil fuel plants to make the grid reliable", I'd be a very rich person.