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Re:Nuclear power looks to regain its footing 10 years after ... by macspoofing on Thursday March 11, 2021 @10:05AM (#26424721)
> but for the other ~360 days of the year people will largely be charging with solar.

You do know that weather happens and there are many days where solar output drops to zero or near-zero (think snow storm as an example).

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Re:Nuclear power looks to regain its footing 10 years after ... by Qwertious on Saturday March 13, 2021 @12:28AM (#26444239)
And as mentioned before, statistically most people don't need to charge every day. If the cost of charging goes up because it's overcast, people will put it off in case tomorrow is sunny and cheap.

We're talking about averages here. If solar is 10% cheaper then it doesn't matter if the price doubles once a fortnight.

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