The way the regulatory and economic winds are blowing, renewables have become the new baseline generating capacity, with fast-spinup combined cycle natural gas

The way the regulatory and economic winds are blowing, renewables have become the new baseline generating capacity, with fast-spinup combined cycle natural gas as marginal capacity. Renewables may be weather dependent, but it is hard to argue with a 20+ year lifespan, minimal maintenance, and, most importantly, zero marginal cost. Nuclear and coal are starting to fade, with vastly more retirements than new construction, outside of the deep south for nuclear (because let's do the opposite of the liberals) and coal producing states (because jobs).