The linked article by Hannah Ritchie states the case for this. There's also this article about an Australian experiment to shut off and turn back on a coal pla

The linked article by Hannah Ritchie states the case for this. There's also this article about an Australian experiment to shut off and turn back on a coal plant within 5 hours: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-13/australian-coal-plant-in-extraordinary-survival-experiment/104461504 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-13/australian-coal-plant... Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41831861 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41831861