Of course pairing with gas is cheaper, but that solution isn't going to be carbon neutral. If we only care about cost we should just go back to coal. I'm not c

Of course pairing with gas is cheaper, but that solution isn't going to be carbon neutral. If we only care about cost we should just go back to coal. I'm not convinced Europe's problems are just timing. Their reliance on gas is a symptom of the weaknesses of renewables. If it is indeed a timing problem, then will they still need gas for 20-30 years? Will we need to wait another 20-30 after that to switch to batteries? Why not spend the next 20 years building nuclear power plants that are already proven and already low carbon? It's not an either-or scenario for renewable and nuclear, but to be good for the climate gas is definitely out. Also, to respond to your point about pumped storage: what about the locales without mountains for pumping? Battery costs don't look pretty so increasing base load supply via nuclear to alleviate storage requirements makes sense.