>>13814187Im phoneposting so sorry if i forget i wrote it already its hard enough as it is
>gridsAre fine to a certain degree. Theres a reason there aint no massive solar farms in the desert powering up the world. Grids themselves cost a shit ton, they lose energy over distances, you need to scale up the actual wires themselves the more power you distribute making it a not as easy solution as you might think. You always prefer less grids over more, actually even more so with this very central approach you have
>People will find things to do with cheap electricityI dont understand this argument because this problem already exists, that is the entire point of the duck curve. You are suggesting it will self correct but looking at the OP picture that is very obviously not true and we are making the problem worse every year
>upfront costs are peanutsOnce again a really naive approach. If they are, why isnt it being done? Its already cheaper than fossil if you do the calculations for many years ahead but the industry has stagnated none the less and we are actually dismantling many reactors and building few new ones