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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/68257855

Nuclear is the best btw.

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[–] SpongyAneurysm@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

Kudos for a measured response to my sometimes snarky tone.

https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2021/12/technical-and-economic-aspects-of-load-following-with-nuclear-power-plants_30eb3b02/29e7df00-en.pdf

I only had the time to read the executive summary of this thing, but I learned a bit more about nuclear power plants.

It's still not enough for me to evaluate how well that can integrate with a grid dominated by renewables (can the load following be fast enough, to match wind and solar fluctuations) but still good to know more.