Re:The duck in the room – the end of baseload
by Gwypaas on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @03:11AM
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> Variable renewable generation should be priced differently from non-variable fossile free generation.
Some of the largest costs in grid infrastructure comes from the requirements needed when nuclear reactors trip.
The EU disagrees with you. A certain percentage of power generation is mandated to come from renewables and nuclear is specifically excluded. IIRC there are no means for power companies to refuse feed-in of renewables.
> They want to because it's the cheapest source of power at the time.
The cheapness is mainly due to the artificial construction of the pricing mechanism.
Variable renewable generation should be priced differently from non-variable fossile free generation.
> Obviously nuclear power is economically viable if you use price-fixing to make it economically viable, but that is a huge divergence from the way our economy normally operates.
It's not a matter of price fixing, but rather of a more rational cost allocation.
Variable renewables are free riders on other generation methods.
Obviously nuclear power is economically viable if you use price-fixing to make it economically viable, but that is a huge divergence from the way our economy normally operates.