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Yah, you use nuclear for base load, and then conserve hydroelectric resources for times when you need to bridge over missing wind/solar.

It's almost like you're saying that having 30% of the power completely reliable and non-variable doesn't make the problem considerably easier.

Nuclear makes an annoyingly constant amount that has little to do with demand. Wind makes an annoyingly variable amount that has nothing to do with demand.



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