There are nuke plants that can load follow right now. Some were actually doing it until recently. They aren't

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May 22, 2022
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especially good at it, especially compared to gas, but they work.

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In a few more years we should have a lot more EVs on the road. Hopefully the grid can handle it.

greatbam Intervention Needed

5/22/22 6:37am

I assume at some point we will burn 42 gallon barrels in power plants

Zoobieman

5/22/22 6:40am

It’s going to be interesting to see how this works out. I hope this forces the

Powerbait DPM

5/22/22 6:41am

Nuke isn’t a silver bullet solution.

The Pope

5/22/22 7:41am

Right, you need uranium or plutonium. Silver isn’t sufficiently fissile

All-American

5/22/22 7:45am

So natural gas?

MarylandFan

5/22/22 7:56am

Nuclear can load follow they choose not to operate in that way because of the

Dryfire

5/22/22 8:31am

The article highlights a lot of hurdles to clear for that to be a practical

The Pope

5/22/22 8:47am

There are nuke plants that can load follow right now. Some were actually doing it until recently. They aren't

Radioactive Coug

5/22/22 1:19pm

Right and coal plants can too, but by and large they

The Pope

5/22/22 1:51pm

Perhaps look to Thorium and distributed power generation.

sfeuz

5/22/22 9:47am

Actually night charging will tend to smooth out the peaks and valleys.

Les IsMore

5/22/22 10:26am

The USA is actually not very good at constructing nuclear plants.

Cougsanity

5/22/22 8:15am

We have been building the wrong type of nuclear power plants.

Dryfire

5/22/22 8:39am

Agreed, the problem is SMR is in its infancy in the product lifecycle. It’s

The Pope

5/22/22 8:53am

Interesting video but if He thinks China can build it in 6 years for 5 billion

Cougsanity

5/22/22 10:32am

Perhaps something to do with regulation and low volume?

MarylandFan

5/22/22 8:39am

For sure

Radioactive Coug

5/22/22 1:25pm

Boardname checks out

MarylandFan

5/22/22 5:00pm

This has a lot to do with having too many different plant types as well as not doing it often.

Radioactive Coug

5/22/22 1:24pm

That's why SMRs would be great. Build them in a factory rather as a construction

Dryfire

5/22/22 1:30pm

I'm optimistic on the NuScale plants planned in Idaho.

Radioactive Coug

5/22/22 2:42pm

Another thing with EVs I don’t think people think about it how long they last…

Pretorian

5/22/22 6:44am

Battery reuse and recycling. ICEs have like 2,000 moving parts

Acorn

5/22/22 6:56am

That’s assuming the batteries won’t be recycled which from my limited research is that they can be.

greatbam

5/22/22 6:57am

Hmm.. . Battery University and Electrical Engineers don't agree.

Zoobieman

5/22/22 7:06am

Oh I also hate that movie. The thumbnail shows CO2 out of a car. . .

Zoobieman

5/22/22 7:09am

The old leafs are the worst by far

BlueBeliever

5/22/22 7:13am

Man they really did build that car to be driven a couple dozen miles a day.

Zoobieman

5/22/22 7:19am

I have a 2016 leaf. It cost me $15k new after tax credits and does exactly what I need it to.

CPAcoug87

5/22/22 7:30am

That is awesome. You can get the current LEAF new for 20K with federal tax cred

Zoobieman

5/22/22 7:43am

Yup, my wife has the minivan. Which is why it works for us.

CPAcoug87

5/22/22 8:45am

Well, linking PragerU instantly destroys any point you're trying to make

Hotlanta

5/22/22 7:30am

I've had my tesla since 2016, original range was 270 miles

VegasCoug

5/22/22 8:27am

I don’t care about them being “green”, I just care about the green mine saves me

TerpCoug

5/22/22 9:32am

How much do you pay to maintain the highways?

Les IsMore

5/22/22 10:37am

I pay way more on registration fees every year. The gas tax, honestly, should be

TerpCoug

5/22/22 10:53am

Most charging will occur at night & there is quite a bit of excess capacity then

delux_247

5/22/22 6:45am

This is 100% true, demand is lowest when people should be charging.

VegasCoug

5/22/22 8:28am

Depends are where you live. In the West, highest demand is 4-10PM

The Pope

5/22/22 9:19am

The transition isn’t going to be very fast. I think the grid will adapt.

Slim

5/22/22 6:51am

CA will be all EV by 2035. Meanwhile, CA is expecting brownouts this summer.

panacablue

5/22/22 7:00am

I’m putting a red Barchetta in a barn for my nephew this week

BYUFBDAD

5/22/22 7:06am

Is there a one lane bridge nearby?

fan_byu

5/22/22 7:42am

Bummer CA will lose more capacity when Glen Canyon dam stops producing.

Texas Hammer

5/22/22 7:39am

Producing all EV and only having EVs are 2 seperate things.

Zoobieman

5/22/22 8:20am

I would not be at all surprised to see CA pass a law that says ICE vehicles will

Nat Gas Man

5/22/22 11:49am

I don't live there anymore, I really hope they don't do something that stupid.

Zoobieman

5/22/22 12:03pm

Paris is banning all ICE cars as of 2030

Hotlanta

5/22/22 12:25pm

I feel sad for the people of Paris. I love EVs but this is stupid.

Zoobieman

5/22/22 1:39pm

Don’t worry. We’ll just burn more coal.

canofpicante

5/22/22 8:09am

Not a problem if cars are charged over-night when usage is low

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