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Baseload Is a Myth (2024)
6 days ago
- The concept of 'baseload' in electricity grids is outdated and no longer accurate for modern energy systems.
- It originated from the stable minimum load always needed and the operating characteristics of coal and nuclear plants, which are efficient at steady output but slow to ramp.
- Cheaper natural gas, solar, and wind have made baseload plants economically inefficient; renewables can reduce overall system costs even if they increase the cost per MWh for existing baseload plants.
- The future grid should be seen as a probabilistic 'tapestry' of diverse generators, not a deterministic layered system with baseload.
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8 days ago
- China is rolling back EV subsidies and imposing a consumption tax on lithium-ion batteries starting September 2025.
- TSMC is accelerating investment in Arizona fabs due to AI demand and plans to raise prices by up to 10% in 2027.
- The CEO of DR Horton sees little short-term impact from the ROAD to Housing Act, while the FT argues luxury apartments help housing chains.
- Saronic chose Texas over California for operations, allegedly using California Forever negotiations to get better terms.
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Batteries 'cheaper' than gas plants as data centres fuel turbine costs
21 days ago
- Batteries are now cheaper than gas for supplying peak power demand in Australia.
- Rising demand for gas turbines from US data centers is increasing costs for gas-fired power.
- Battery costs are falling due to increased Chinese production.
- Data centers, especially in the US, are consuming large amounts of electricity and driving up turbine costs globally.
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Baseload Is a Myth (2024)

Reading List 07/25/26

Batteries 'cheaper' than gas plants as data centres fuel turbine costs