alt Hacker NewsTwo words: base load
And no you’re not solving it with a buffer (batteries or any kind of other energy storage for that matter)
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yifanl • today at 7:51 PM
Can you use more than 2 words in your explanation next time? Reciting known talking points offers little.
bryanlarsen • today at 8:04 PM
The fact that nuclear is good at the easy part of power production is not a point in favor of nuclear. Grids are built to peak needs; any grid that can handle peak load can handle base load.
fnwbr • today at 7:56 PM
lol because nuclear reactors are so damn stable: https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/13/france-shuts-down-nuclea...
Is there something unique to Italy that makes it an intractable problem? Where I live we've been able to shift a huge amount of our fossil fuels over to batteries in a relatively short time. It's nice that nuclear has power production 24/7 but it seems unnecessary when there's already a glut during the daytime