> Because renewables are forced into use when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing, they basically make the reliable sources more expensive. That problem

> Because renewables are forced into use when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing, they basically make the reliable sources more expensive. That problem with renewables can easily be fixed with storage, which can be batteries, generating green hydrogen trough electrolysis or a number of many other ways. While on summer days where a lot of sun shines nuclear reactors have their very own problem: They produce too much heat and need to be throttled/shut down [0] [1] or else they would start heating up their cooling medium too much, which are usually nearby waterbodies/river systems. With global warming being a thing, we can expect this problem to occur much more frequently, and even more so if we decided to build even more reactors. [0] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-nuclear-reactors-shut-down-edf-europe-heat-wave-a8477776.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-nucle... [1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-electricity-heatwave-idUSKCN1UK0HR https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-electricity-heatwa...