It’s possible to build mostly renewable grids today with existing technology without nuclear. For example Marin Clean Energy generates over 90% of its energy fr

It’s possible to build mostly renewable grids today with existing technology without nuclear. For example Marin Clean Energy generates over 90% of its energy from carbon free sources [1]. Storage and batteries are the key. Although lithium ion has limitations in the use case of long term discharge and storage, new chemistries are becoming commercially available that are appropriate for grid scale power. Iron Air batteries are made out of cheap, common materials, can discharge for up to 100 hours and can store power for long periods of time. Form Energy is building a plant in West Virginia that will produce these batteries and will open in 2024 [2]. Renewables are getting increasingly cheaper. Storage is increasingly more available. The writing is on the wall. Renewables are going to win out and it’s going to happen much sooner than conventional wisdom says. [1] https://www.mcecleanenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021_MCE_Impact-Report_FINAL.pdf https://www.mcecleanenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20... [2] https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/form-energy-build-long-duration-battery-plant-west-virginia-2022-12-22/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/form-energy-build-lo...