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Re:The duck in the room – the end of baseload by DamonHD on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @07:25AM (#36308538)
Baseload only exists because we let it - partly we created it to soak up the outputs of previous generations of nuclear!

BTW, agreed on E- and W- facing PV widening generation and thus being more useful.

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Re:The duck in the room – the end of baseload by Incipient on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @07:35AM (#36308653)
There are plenty of 24h demands. Office/Street lighting, industry, etc.

Baseload is just a product of certain demand.

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Re:The duck in the room – the end of baseload by cagenut on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @07:39AM (#36308708)
lighting is by definition not a 24h demand, why are you running your street lights during the day?
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Re:The duck in the room – the end of baseload by ohgodplsno on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @07:45AM (#36308784)
It is absolutely a 24h demand for cases like warehouses, hangars, factories: these cannot rely on daylight alone, and account for most of the energy consumption related to lighting.
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