Everyone keeps talking about solar. Probably for the classic 'sun doesn't shine at night' thing. I've repeatedly said to use a mix of renewables, just like a m

Everyone keeps talking about solar. Probably for the classic 'sun doesn't shine at night' thing. I've repeatedly said to use a mix of renewables, just like a mix of fossil fuels is used, so deficiencies in one is balanced by another. The exact same thing is done in traditional generation. You don't use a nuclear plant t for a TV pickup for instance, you wouldn't use solar for the whole grid. Balancing the way you generate reduces the amount of over-capacity required (and subsequently the cost), exactly as is done now in traditional generation.