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Re:Afghan opium growers have switched to solar power by bryanlarsen on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @10:13AM (#23975967)
"dispatchable power" doesn't necessarily mean gas, it could mean storage.
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Re:Afghan opium growers have switched to solar power by ourlordcaffeine on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @10:43AM (#24061322)
Also nuclear is only weakly dispatchable, something the comment you replied to misses. So it is not suitable for filling the gaps.

A 100% nuclear grid will need dispatchable peak power as well, be it gas or storage.

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