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> The need for baseload generation is not going anywhere. Yes, it is. Baseload is a principle you can take advantage of to introduce massive plants that need t
by olau 11y ago
> The need for baseload generation is not going anywhere.
Yes, it is. Baseload is a principle you can take advantage of to introduce massive plants that need to output at 100% almost all the time, like nuclear plants. There's no intrinsic need for baseload. What matters is always matching the demand curve. You can do that with variable sources like wind and solar with a dispatchable source like hydro or gas, just as in the baseload + peak situation.
- brc 11y agoNo, that's wrong. Look around you at the things which are consuming power 24/7. Look beyond your dwelling at the street, the neighbourhood, the city and the country. All those things require constant power 24/7, without interruption. That is what baseload is. It's not some invention of the existing generation industry, it's a function of demand. It's not some conspiracy theory dreamt up by the nuclear power industry. Cities without baseload power have long periods of blackouts and intermittent power. These are places of lower standard of living.