At least with nuclear, I believe we can store the reactor energy in molten salt which can then be used later to turn turbines. So you can effectively shut down

At least with nuclear, I believe we can store the reactor energy in molten salt which can then be used later to turn turbines. So you can effectively shut down electrical energy production without entirely losing out on opportunity. Of course, you can only shut off production for so long or eventually you will run out of salt mass to store heat in (or storage capacity for the molten salt), but I’m guessing this isn’t a problem in practice? > From what I can see, solar and wind seems to be the more economical way overall. My biggest concern is the storage. We still haven’t fleshed that out very well, and until we do we’ll probably be pretty dependent on fossil fuel plants. I really wish we’d build more of these latest generations of nuclear plants (much safer, better storage) if only to diversify our energy sources and provide some extra capacity for stretches when renewable production is low and also to maintain our nuclear competency until we are really in the clear with respect to energy demand. I’m not a nuclear purist; I’m just nervous about putting all of our eggs in the wind and solar baskets.