[ianai]

So make a big enough nuclear plant for those peaks.

[NullPrefix]

Too expensive. Bigger capacity means bigger costs up front and runtime.

[ianai]

How much more expensive? How much more capacity?

I’d rather have way too much nuclear power than rely on any fossil fuels. If anything, energy demand seems posed to always increase.

[namibj]

AFAIK it's about Xenon poisoning.

[NullPrefix]

Xenon