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Re:Ercot nearly at capacity for Texas power grid by mlyle on Sunday February 14, 2021 @11:10PM (#26138980)
> It is arguably a fantastic example of where nuclear power excels. Particularly if you had a nuclear plant which ran well below capacity most of the time and ramped up when we have extreme needs.

Right now that's awful, because most of the cost of nuclear plants is the capital costs. Paying a bunch of depreciation on something you don't use 24/7 is dubious.

Also nuclear tends not to ramp very quickly.

I'm pro-nuclear, but for nighttime base load + power-to-gas and filling other storage in the day.

Re:Ercot nearly at capacity for Texas power grid by ogre_codes on Monday February 15, 2021 @12:32AM (#26139431)
I should have stuck to my main point which is that they actually did have traditional backup power which is also offline.