> "imagine using electricity to power everything paired with basically free nuclear power" The problem with this fantasy is that nuclear power is not by any st

> "imagine using electricity to power everything paired with basically free nuclear power" The problem with this fantasy is that nuclear power is not by any stretch of the imagination "basically free". New build nuclear is very expensive, costing much more on a per-MWh basis than most renewables. This doesn't mean that we shouldn't be developing new technology to improve the cost effectiveness of nuclear in the future. But right now, each dollar spent on renewables delivers more carbon savings than each dollar spent on nuclear.