alt Hacker NewsNot even “instead”. We need all of the above: nuclear for base loads, solar for peak loads, batteries for surplus capture.
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robotnikman • yesterday at 7:01 PM
This right here. It's not one or the other, its a diverse combination of all of them that makes for the best results.
Base load is a concept of the past, grids around the world are being redesigned to be flexible to reap zero-production-costs renewable energy. Nuclear (which is impossible to run economically as a flexible asset) simply does not fit into that new world anymore.