Renewables aren't ready to take over from fossil fuels yet as baseload power, aside from hydroelectric, which isn't able to be built everywhere and can come wit

Renewables aren't ready to take over from fossil fuels yet as baseload power, aside from hydroelectric, which isn't able to be built everywhere and can come with its own significant environmental and social costs. The dangers of nuclear power are about on par with that of renewables, and orders of magnitude below that of fossil fuels. It's competitive cost-wise with other energy sources, with greater initial capital investment in the plants but low costs over the lifetime of a plant. I'm not saying don't invest in renewables, renewables are great. But they're not going to be a panacea.