If power rates become very cheap during the day and when the wind is blowing, nu...

		skybrian on May 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Finland’s Green Party endorses nuclear power If power rates become very cheap during the day and when the wind is blowing, nuclear power economics get worse too. It seems like intermittent sources of energy increase capital costs for every alternative? What energy sources win this other than peaker plants? Maybe paying a lot more for backup capacity needs to be a thing.