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Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut
Yes and no - Germany put all their money on solar and onshore wind in the 2010s, and they ended up with brownouts (and subsequent increased dependency on coal and gas). They're decent for peak load, but we'll need more baseload generation too; Site E, offshore wind, run-of-river dams and SMRs seem to be the way forward.
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The nice thing about hydroelectric dams is that water can be banked up like a battery and released on demand to match electricity needs. The great thing about solar and onshore wind is that at least
sometimes they increase the electricity supply meaning the dams can reduce generation and hold back water during those times. Then when solar and onshore wind aren't generating as much, we can pass more water through the dam than we otherwise would have. Solar and onshore wind actually do increase our baseload capacity because of this, specifically due to our hydroelectricity dominant system.
Hooray for hydroelectricity!
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