If you are a nuclear power plant, you have very little operational flexibility. ...

ghouse on April 14, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Denmark: 1,000 Megawatts Of Offshore Wind, And No ...

If you are a nuclear power plant, you have very little operational flexibility. If there is too much electricity, it's less expensive to pay someone to take it than it is to reduce the output of your inflexible generating asset.