> Actually its not, What seems to be the problem is that people want to >> do it
>> on the cheap. I think, in the end we have to go nuclear, as the >> population
>> of the world is getting bigger and resources smaller...
>
> One problem with nuclear power is that it is not really suitable for
> meeting quickly changing power demands. The output can be varied, but
> that takes more time than it does with a fossil fuel plant. We have a
> limited amount of stored energy, such as Dinorwig, which can cope with
> quick changes, but not enough to allow nuclear to be the sole method of
> generation. Even France only managed to achieve about 70% of its supply
> from nuclear energy.
France evened out demand by encouraging people to heat their water overnight using cheap electricity. We could do that, charge electric cars too and even produce Hydrogen for transport use (or peak demand Hydrogen powered generation).
SteveW