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>> is baseload and basically never shuts down https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/understanding-negative-prices-in-the-texas-electricity-market/ https://www.rst
by zer00eyz 3y ago
>> is baseload and basically never shuts down
https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/understanding-negative-prices-in-the-texas-electricity-market/ https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/understanding-negative-pr...
Renewables like solar and wind have already changed our grid so dramatically that "baseline" is sometimes finding ways to dump power off the grid. Texas going negative is a harbinger of things to come. The duck curve, the uneven generation of solar and wind, means that "baseline" solutions like nuclear (and coal) aren't responsive or flexible enough.