But then you don't have power at night. Cost comparisons of renewables vs nuclear very often neglect storage. It is not a trivial cost. Nuclear doesn't perfectly match demand either, but it can provide a baseload.

It's not renewables or nuclear, it's renewables and nuclear.

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 2 points 5 days ago

Storage is a kludge. Regardless of the power source, we should be building power plants to consistently exceed electricity demand. The excess power can go towards hydrogen production and desalination.

[–] Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago

You may not be aware, but most governments now require storage to be added as part of solar projects.