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[–] CucumberFetish@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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.