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To: AZJeep

I know, the normal approach would be to use Nuclear for base load and natural gas turbine or combined cycle natural gas turbine for variable peak load generation.


15 posted on 05/20/2025 6:34:51 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Historically, coal and nukes were the base load power sources and hydro and gas for the peaks.
That worked perfectly.
Now, we have a mess!


18 posted on 05/20/2025 7:36:38 AM PDT by AZJeep (sane )
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