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Re:Spain confirms nuclear power phase-out, extends renewable... by midasuni on Sunday December 31, 2023 @05:51AM (#38823122)
How does that help stability? You still need the peakers, unless you propose building excess amounts at massive capital cost to be used for an hour or two a day
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Re:Spain confirms nuclear power phase-out, extends renewable... by stavros on Sunday December 31, 2023 @05:53AM (#38823135)
I meant you don't need to vary nuclear plants down when they're producing too much electricity, I guess that does mean you'd need to be over capacity as a matter of course.
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Re:Spain confirms nuclear power phase-out, extends renewable... by midasuni on Sunday December 31, 2023 @10:11AM (#38824543)
What do you do with the excess power?
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