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markvdb on March 29, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Westinghouse Files for Bankruptcy, in Blow to Nucl...

A large part of hydro actually is storage rather than production though. It's most valuable as a stabiliser for the electricity network.

vkou on March 29, 2017 [–]

Yes, but it also doubles up as a fairly reliable source of baseline power.

It's a great energy source. It's also incredibly dangerous, and cannot replace coal.

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