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It's usually not that simple. Not all power sources are equal. Solar and wind, which Spain is focusing on, are very variable unlike geothermal and hydro for exa
by janice1999 3y ago
It's usually not that simple. Not all power sources are equal. Solar and wind, which Spain is focusing on, are very variable unlike geothermal and hydro for example. Nuclear and gas are very attractive for grid stability. Inter-connectors with other countries also help. Renewable + storage is going to get very exciting going forward, assuming we get battery storage less prone to fires.
- midasuni 3y agoNuclear isn’t a great option for grid stability - you can’t easily vary it like gas or pumped or biomass.
- stavros 3y agoWhy would you need to vary free energy?
- midasuni 3y agoNuclear isn’t free If you can’t support peak load with nuclear you have to have variable load like gas or bio or pumped
- stavros 3y agoOnce the factory is running, what are the marginal savings if you reduce the number of kW produced? You can have nuclear for the base load and anything else for the peak load, and it would be better than not having nuclear for the base load.
- midasuni 3y agoHow does that help stability? You still need the peakers, unless you propose building excess amounts at massive capital cost to be used for an hour or two a day