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Re:It can make more sense to build new renewable capacity th... by The_rationalist on Thursday November 07, 2019 @02:48PM (#21476638)
Source for the latency of nuclear concerning spikes in electrical demand? > 70% of France electricity is made from nuclear and they don't seem to have the issue you claim.
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Re:It can make more sense to build new renewable capacity th... by bryanlarsen on Thursday November 07, 2019 @02:52PM (#21476668)
Half of that 30% are natural gas peaker plants.
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