News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors. Parent comment

Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by rcxdude on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @05:36AM (#41857192)
50% overcapacity of renewables is still spending way, way less than the equivalent for nuclear. How do the numbers look with 100% or 200% overcapacity, where you're still spending about half of what you would spend on nuclear?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by Manuel_D on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @11:39AM (#41860359)
Adding more overcapacity just wastes energy. Storage is the main bottleneck to widespread renewable adoption without frequent blackouts. Having more energy when you don't need it is only really useful if you can store that energy.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by rcxdude on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @03:26PM (#41862847)
No, it also makes the probability of supply not meeting demand lower. Overcapacity tends to feature in most analysis of a fully renewable grid because of that and because it's currently cheaper than storage for all but very short timescales.
[ Parent | on HN ]