ChanceCo Nuclear
Clean Reliable Power for a Better World
Nuclear is Best and if you don’t think so you don’t know what you’re talking about.
Nuclear power plants are typically used more often because they require less maintenance and are designed to operate for longer stretches before refueling (typically every 1.5 or 2 years).
Natural gas and coal capacity factors are generally lower due to routine maintenance and/or refueling at these facilities.
Renewable plants are considered intermittent or variable sources and are mostly limited by a lack of fuel (i.e. wind, sun, or water). As a result, these plants need a backup power source such as large-scale storage (not currently available at grid-scale)—or they can be paired with a reliable baseload power like nuclear energy.