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Re:California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables ... by Kon5ole on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @03:25AM (#40049232)
It's flat on all sides though. https://www.tvo.fi/en/index/news/pressreleasesstockexchanger...

Nuclear makes for square supply curves which are kind of hard to handle, especially if you have a large percentage of your supply from a few reactors like they do in Finland.

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Re:California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables ... by schnitzelstoat on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @04:02AM (#40049489)
Can't the control rods allow the output to be controlled?
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Re:California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables ... by Qwertious on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @04:06AM (#40049499)
Yes, but reducing power output won't reduce the plant's mortgage payments.
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Re:California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables ... by oneshtein on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @05:39AM (#40050059)
It will take hours, at least. Nuclear is sloooooooooow. You can make it hot very quickly, but it will take hours to days to cool down. Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant finally turned cold this month, 2 years after start of full scale Russian invasion and occupation of the plant.
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Re:California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables ... by ReptileMan on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @03:44AM (#40049363)
Smelt aluminum
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Re:California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables ... by tankenmate on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @04:31AM (#40049629)
And make fresh water and hydrogen from sea water.
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