> Compare this to nuclear. Let's increase our production levels 100x. Nuclear power already produces 10% of the world's electricity [1]. A 100x increase leaves

> Compare this to nuclear. Let's increase our production levels 100x. Nuclear power already produces 10% of the world's electricity [1]. A 100x increase leaves the world with 10 times as much electricity as is needed, all coming from a decarbonized energy source. Wind and solar are cheap because we don't currently have to even out their intermittency. Take away peaker plants and then intermittent sources become way more challenging. Solar produces energy in a sinusoidal pattern daily, requiring at least 12 hours of storage for truly non-intermittent solar plants. It also fluctuates over the course of the year due to weather and inclination of the Earth [2]. Wind power similarly sees fluctuations over the course of the year [3]. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_generation#Methods_of_generation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_generation#Methods... 2. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Estimated-normalized-monthly-energy-gain-from-a-wind-turbine-together-with-the-normalized_fig3_320931692 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Estimated-normalized-mon... 3. https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy12osti/53637.pdf https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy12osti/53637.pdf