> Or more specifically, why couldn't you convert any baseload plant into a "flexible supply" plant by adding storage?
Cost. New built nuclear costs $0.12 - 0.2/kWh [1], already completely uncompetitive. Now add storage on top of that.
There are ideas with for example salt based heat storage, but they all boil down to added cost on something uncompetitive if it ran at 100% all year around.
Cost. New built nuclear costs $0.12 - 0.2/kWh [1], already completely uncompetitive. Now add storage on top of that.
There are ideas with for example salt based heat storage, but they all boil down to added cost on something uncompetitive if it ran at 100% all year around.
[1]: https://www.lazard.com/research-insights/levelized-cost-of-e...