The U.S. electricity mix faces challenges balancing intermittent renewable sources with base load and peak load plants.
or nuclear power plants. If regionally available, geothermal and hydropower plants can also be used as baseload sources. or peaking power plants are typically dispatchable and can be ramped up quickly during periods of high demand. These plants usually operate at maximum capacity only for a few hours a day and include gas-fired and pumped-storage plants are used during the transitory hours between base load and peak load demand.
It’s worth noting that while this is representative of a typical week of electricity generation, these patterns can change with seasons. For example, in the month of June, electricity demand usually peaks around 5 PM, when solar generation is still high, unlike in March. Natural gas is the country’s largest source of electricity, with gas-fired plants generating an average of of electricity per hour throughout the week outlined above. The dispatchable nature of natural gas is evident in the chart, with gas-fired generation falling in the wee hours and rising during business hours.
Meanwhile, nuclear electricity generation remains steady throughout the given days and week, ranging between per hour. Nuclear plants are designed to operate for long durations before refueling and require less maintenance, allowing them to provide reliable baseload energy. On the other hand, wind and solar generation tend to see large fluctuations throughout the week. For example, during the week of March 07–14, wind generation ranged between per hour, based on wind speeds.
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