Babcock builds smaller nuclear units of 100 megawatts, which can also be aggregated together to supply as much power as a base-load nuclear generator, or 1, 000 megawatts.
Oxidation catalysts and other emissions controls can be installed to reduce the polluting effect of diesel generation and it must also be considered that peak-shaving DR resources will displace peaking units which are the most pollution-heavy resources on the supply-dispatch curve that are also closest to load centers.
Rather than shifting or shedding load, the principal response strategy for customers receiving service under MHP rates has been to enter power-supply contracts with third-party ESCOs that limit their exposure to daily price fluctuations.