Comment by mapt

Datacenters and crypto are evidently a bad source for large-scale load variability because their significant capex demands that they be kept running 24/7.

This is often a problem with variable load schemes that do any useful work, rather than just dumping heat into something. It would be interesting to see a list sorted by just how thick they are with capital considerations. Aluminum smelting, hydrogen electrolysis, lots of other options on that list.