18+ Ardubal, 10 months ago @matthewtoad43 @MattMastodon @BrianSmith950 @Pampa @AlexisFR @Wirrvogel @Sodis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load-following_power_plant#Nuclear_power_plants For a grid of 100 GW peak demand, you either need 100 GW nuclear plants, or 100 GW storage output, plus (100 GW × storage loss factor) storage input (volatiles or whatever), plus additional transmission capabilities, or a combination of 60% nuclear plus, say 10% hydro, plus 30% volatiles I'd say some variation on the last looks most plausible to me.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load-following_power_plant#Nuclear_power_plants
For a grid of 100 GW peak demand, you either need
100 GW nuclear plants, or
100 GW storage output, plus (100 GW × storage loss factor) storage input (volatiles or whatever), plus additional transmission capabilities, or
a combination of 60% nuclear plus, say 10% hydro, plus 30% volatiles
I'd say some variation on the last looks most plausible to me.