> "If gas plants can be replaced by something cheaper then they will be" This is a simplification of what is a highly complex, interdependent, path dependent a

> "If gas plants can be replaced by something cheaper then they will be" This is a simplification of what is a highly complex, interdependent, path dependent and regulated system, with long lead times, and more priorities than just least-cost. The energy system's development isn't the unfolding of an endogenous economic rationality - it's very messy! For all those reasons, it's usually best understood through the lens of political economy. Also, I don't know why you think there's an anti-green sentiment implicit in my comment. My own views are precisely the opposite.