Gas plants less reliable than nuclear plants? This has been taken into account, responds Minister Van der Straeten

For those calculations, it was examined what percentage the gas-fired power stations or other replacement technologies are unavailable due to breakdowns. Minister Van der Straeten says that “for each technology – whether it is a gas-fired power station, a battery, demand side management (turning on consumers to consume less when a lot of power is used), a wind turbine or a solar panel – it was determined what the availability is at a time of scarcity, how much that technology counts at a time of scarcity.”

And “that goes for any technology,” she emphasizes. “These calculations lead to determining how much volume we need in this country.

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