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kulahanyesterday at 7:26 PM2 repliesview on HN

Geothermal is, imo, the only true competitor to nuclear. It's great at providing cheap, consistent, clean energy. Nuclear is really only needed for baseload generation, like when demand massively spikes.


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rootusrootusyesterday at 8:57 PM

> baseload generation, like when demand massively spikes

That is unlike any definition of baseload generation I have ever heard.

croesyesterday at 8:39 PM

If demand spikes nuclear power plants aren’t fast enough

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