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		robertlagrant on June 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Electricity prices in France turn negative as rene... Solar power is not base load.

bryanlarsen on June 20, 2024 [–]

Neither is nuclear. You're commenting on an article where France is turning off their nuclear power plants because they have too much solar energy. If they're turning them off, they're not baseload generation.

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