Also, we have a pretty good idea how far we can practically, economically, push things like solar/wind, IF storage is worked out. The processes of converting ph

Also, we have a pretty good idea how far we can practically, economically, push things like solar/wind, IF storage is worked out. The processes of converting photons and wind into electron potential are well understood - it's just math. But, with storage - renewable power is still never going to be "free-ish". More cost-effective than burning hydrocarbons, maybe, but cheaper is not "free". What if we could bootstrap our way to free-ish? To do so, we'd have to develop the technology further than it has been developed so far today - and that's an evolutionary process. It would take decades of sustained R&D. But, the carrot is huge -- one benefit would be that we'd never have to worry about fresh water - anywhere - ever again. Nuclear, then nuclear++, then nuclear+++ offers us this hope, to a degree that renewables do not.