tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985080357558043054.post489320520919733179..comments2024-03-27T18:54:46.951+00:00Comments on Syniadau :: The Blog: Attack of the jellyfishSyniadauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13876017048168055247noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985080357558043054.post-78205054686683831742011-07-01T23:00:38.606+01:002011-07-01T23:00:38.606+01:00Backup is not a one-for-one thing, Anon. It's...Backup is not a one-for-one thing, Anon. It's provided from a variety of sources, depending on how large the grid is. <br /><br />But if there's one thing that's true, it's that nuclear definitely can't back up nuclear (or indeed anything else) in a case of sudden failure, because it would take far too long to start up the reactor and get it producing electricity. The best forms of backup are hydro and gas because of their rapid start up times: seconds in the case of hydro and minutes in the case of gas.MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329059309196746446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985080357558043054.post-56168467253578173192011-07-01T18:24:06.570+01:002011-07-01T18:24:06.570+01:00But a wind farm can't be backed up by another ...But a wind farm can't be backed up by another wind farm can it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com