It is happening, in the least regulated of all US energy markets. > As of Oct. 2021, ERCOT had about 1100 MW of grid-connected battery storage in service with

It is happening, in the least regulated of all US energy markets. > As of Oct. 2021, ERCOT had about 1100 MW of grid-connected battery storage in service with a pipeline of 4,000 MW by March 2023. https://www.power-eng.com/energy-storage/batteries/texas-adds-battery-storage-to-support-grid-ahead-of-winter/ https://www.power-eng.com/energy-storage/batteries/texas-add... The point is that nuclear is not risky or difficult. It is simply awfully inefficient. The risky nuclear move, which states should take, is investigating the possibility of supercritical CO2 turbines and similar technologies. That is to get away from the dead end of boiling water into a steam turbine which haven't have not been economical for 40 years. First steam turbines was out competed by gas turbines and now gas turbines themselves are having a hard time competing with the solid state components of PV or an axle right into a generator for wind turbines.