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.

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rootusrootus 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

> baseload generation, like when demand massively spikes

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

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croes 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

If demand spikes nuclear power plants aren’t fast enough

	▲	kulahan 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		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.