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Renewables have a lumpy profile of energy provided. Nuclear has a flat profile. But demand is also lumpy, so the issues of matching supply to load are basicall
by ZeroGravitas 3y ago
Renewables have a lumpy profile of energy provided. Nuclear has a flat profile.
But demand is also lumpy, so the issues of matching supply to load are basically identical.
What do you think France uses all the gas on its grid for? Why do they have excess electricity in the middle of the night that they need to tempt people to use domestically or export to other countries?
- Ericson2314 3y agoMy understanding is that newer nuclear is better and ramping up and down? Perhaps SMRs can also help with this too? (e.g. turning on and off individual SMRs as a sort of "dithering".)