chaogomu, 9 months ago Renewables cannot be spun up. You have to massively over build to do that. And even then, you're still depending on availability of sun and wind. If you need more power than is available, it's done with natural gas peaker plants at 10x the normal cost of electricity. On the flip side, a stable base load of nuclear, can be spun up and down over the day to meet expected load.
Renewables cannot be spun up. You have to massively over build to do that. And even then, you're still depending on availability of sun and wind.
If you need more power than is available, it's done with natural gas peaker plants at 10x the normal cost of electricity.
On the flip side, a stable base load of nuclear, can be spun up and down over the day to meet expected load.