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It doesn't seem to be that badly aligned with the consumption (green line in the linked chart). https://www.energieheld.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/e...

Still better than being a nuclear reactor operator.

Why? I would expect it to be comparatively chill, as it should be running mostly constant and reliable?

Unless, of course, you have to shut down your nuclear plant because your cooling water is too warm during the summer months:

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/warming-rivers-threa...

The articles says the hot water _threatened_ a shut down. Did it actually happen to shut down because of the water temperature in the summer month in 2022, or was this FUD?

"Long periods of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror"

Reminds me of the video of somebody synchronizing a small hydro power plant to the grid. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xGQxSJmadm0

It's regulated by algorithms.

Ever heard of computers? I heard they'd be pretty good at mundane tasks with numbers