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Re:Westinghouse Files for Bankruptcy, in Blow to Nuclear Power by markvdb on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @03:07PM (#13989552)
A large part of hydro actually is storage rather than production though. It's most valuable as a stabiliser for the electricity network.
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Re:Westinghouse Files for Bankruptcy, in Blow to Nuclear Power by vkou on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @06:19PM (#13991153)
Yes, but it also doubles up as a fairly reliable source of baseline power.

It's a great energy source. It's also incredibly dangerous, and cannot replace coal.

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