2 ms·

but usually availability for npp can be planned (maintenance/refueling) unlike say wind/solar output (not referring to day/night but hourly variations)

• RandomLensman 2y ago
  Yes, but still not arbitrary length of time: weather can matter for cooling, there could be strike action, policy action, ...
  • Moldoteck 2y ago
    for weather - that's not a problem for newer designs that account for that. Even in France just a few nr of plants are affected and their output reduced
    • RandomLensman 2y ago
      Doesn't change that arbitrary length of availability isn't a thing.
• bryanlarsen 2y ago
  Wind/solar output is surprisingly predictable 3 days out, and the modern grid can react to changes within seconds.