The fact that you can do this and still be a bit cheaper for those periods than nuclear power is what makes it really ridiculous: https://theecologist.org/2016

The fact that you can do this and still be a bit cheaper for those periods than nuclear power is what makes it really ridiculous: https://theecologist.org/2016/feb/17/wind-power-windgas-cheaper-and-greener-hinkley-point-c-nuclear-plant https://theecologist.org/2016/feb/17/wind-power-windgas-chea... Of course, we'll never stop building nuclear power in spite of this because it provides indirect subsidies for the military.