t-flex4 t1_j91dm50 wrote on February 18, 2023 at 2:20 PM

Reply to comment by LilWhiny in Dominion asks to reinstate surcharge for Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, boosting bills by VCUBNFO

Its not about generation potential, it's about grid stability. Wind, solar and hydro do not provide grid stability.

LilWhiny t1_j91fe9g wrote on February 18, 2023 at 2:34 PM

I have a Master of Science in energy policy and I am acutely aware of this dynamic. Our gas plants don’t come offline until 2045 and we are nowhere close to needing additional baseload. Investing in deploying SMRs while in the R&D stage makes no sense. Maybe in 15-20 years.