Comment by kulahan

Comment by kulahan 9 hours ago

3 replies

Geothermal is, imo, the only true competitor to nuclear. It's great at providing cheap, consistent, clean energy. Nuclear is really only needed for baseload generation, like when demand massively spikes.

rootusrootus 7 hours ago

> baseload generation, like when demand massively spikes

That is unlike any definition of baseload generation I have ever heard.

croes 8 hours ago

If demand spikes nuclear power plants aren’t fast enough

  • kulahan 2 hours ago

    They are when the power spikes for the day, in a typically predictable fashion. I’m not sure of anything more available that isn’t really dirty.