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Grid operators are moving to "renewables and firming" to replace "baseload and peaking". Since peaking and firming are basically the same thing, it just comes
by ZeroGravitas 2y ago
Grid operators are moving to "renewables and firming" to replace "baseload and peaking".
Since peaking and firming are basically the same thing, it just comes down to whether renewables are cleaner and cheaper than baseload, which they are.
Nuclear fans talk all the time about baseload and pretend peaking doesn't exist so they can attack renewables.