No, because of the various 'baseload' energy sources that maintain the bulk of the electricity capacity, natural gas is the quickest to turn on and off. This fl

No, because of the various 'baseload' energy sources that maintain the bulk of the electricity capacity, natural gas is the quickest to turn on and off. This flexibility lends itself to be a better 'backup' than a coal or nuclear plant. Increasing the capacity of solar and wind essentially makes the grid less stable and requires other baseload sources to be more flexible. Natural gas power plants, being more flexible than the others, see that as a huge potential to corner off a chunk of the baseload market.