[mywittyname]

> This is also when nuclear isn't a great solution, as it's a huge spike in demand.

Overproduce electricity, then burn off the excess to match load to demand.

It's counter-intuitive, but the cost structure of producing electricity via nuclear is different from fossil fuels. The unit costs per kW/h of nuclear is negligible compared to the capital costs of building a plant. Making it economically viable to "waste" electricity to match load to demand.

At some point down the road, people will do the cost benefit on capturing excess production in battery packs vs expanding the existing nuclear facilities to meet demand.

[SketchySeaBeast]

The fun with overproducing nuclear is it requires the ability to successfully forecast growth a decade from now.