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Comment by ViewTrick1002

7 hours ago

The problem is that there isn’t any ”base load” when you’ve introduced renewables.

Take a look at the South Australian grid for a peek into the future. How would you introduce a nuclear baseload to this grid? Turn it off for days on end when renewables deliver?

https://explore.openelectricity.org.au/energy/sa1/?range=7d&...

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