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Wind and solar don't deal with peak energy use. See Germany vs France as an example.

• yorwba 7y ago
  Nuclear plants don't deal with peak energy use either. For the peak, you need a plant that can quickly regulate it's power output up and down to respond to demand. Nuclear plants only work for base load.
  • pedrocr 7y ago
    There are nuclear power plants capable of throttling up and down at will. Not all designs work like that but some do.
    • akvadrako 7y ago
      Really? Are you talking about a tiny fraction of operating plants?
      • pedrocr 7y ago
        I think it's pretty common. I'm not an expert but I think most of France's grid is run that way. Wikipedia has a few details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load_following_power_plant#Nuclear_power_plants https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load_following_power_plant#Nuc...