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Re:Nuclear Power Is the Answer to Global and Environmental E... by simonh on Friday April 21, 2023 @11:35PM (#35663124)
True but with nuclear you can usually schedule the downtime well in advance. With wind it just stops whenever, whether you’re ready for it or not.
Re:Nuclear Power Is the Answer to Global and Environmental E... by btreecat on Saturday April 22, 2023 @12:55AM (#35663455)
Funny enough, this is why you see wind farms where there is a decent prevailing wind.

The biggest issue is usually our lack of capacity to store/transmit. They shut of some turbines because they over produce for the Network capacity.

Re:Nuclear Power Is the Answer to Global and Environmental E... by pydry on Saturday April 22, 2023 @05:21AM (#35664735)
You have to fire up the gas generators either way to fill in the gaps.

Scheduled nuclear downtime isnt any greener than the a slow wind day.

Re:Nuclear Power Is the Answer to Global and Environmental E... by 7952 on Saturday April 22, 2023 @10:11AM (#35666785)
But downtime of a turbine only affects one turbine. The rest can carry on as normal and generate power. With nuclear you can lose 1000MW all at once.