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Re:Nuclear power is too slow by eternityforest on Friday December 16, 2022 @02:13PM (#34018731)
Pretty sure you can turn natural gas on and off to some degree to back the solar, that's part of why everyone likes it so much.
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Re:Nuclear power is too slow by arghwhat on Friday December 16, 2022 @02:38PM (#34019142)
Turning on a power plant is a slow and cumbersome process. If you need them to handle loads in excess of renewable capacity, or to handle sudden lows, you unfortunately need to keep them running...
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Re:Nuclear power is too slow by eternityforest on Friday December 16, 2022 @10:26PM (#34024212)
What about this? https://www.ge.com/power/transform/article.transform.article...

Seems like some types can start in five minutes.

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