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minus-squareCucumberFetish@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoCoal and nuclear both suck at changing output quickly. For a quick ramp up/down, you need hydro or gas generators. Hydro takes only a few minutes to ramp up while most (US) coal plants take more than 12 hours. There is no excuse for still using coal power.
Coal and nuclear both suck at changing output quickly. For a quick ramp up/down, you need hydro or gas generators. Hydro takes only a few minutes to ramp up while most (US) coal plants take more than 12 hours.
There is no excuse for still using coal power.