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No, nuclear is terrible for covering seasonality, since unless it's used with high capacity factor the cost per kWh skyrockets.
by pfdietz 4mo ago
No, nuclear is terrible for covering seasonality, since unless it's used with high capacity factor the cost per kWh skyrockets.
- troupo 4mo ago> No, nuclear is terrible for covering seasonality, wat How is nuclear bad at covering the seasonality of, for example, winter in the Nordics?
- pfdietz 4mo agoIt's best for covering a constant demand, not a seasonal component of demand. If renewables grow to the point where there is no remaining near-constant unmet demand, nuclear has no place at all.
- Moldoteck 4mo agoNo, it's ok if you schedule maintenance during summer. And with more AC adoption you'll partially reduce this heavy swing. Nuclear at 60%cf is still economical. The problem arises if your plant takes 20y and 20bn to build