Or you go to 70% solar and 30% gas? If your example you've reduced generation from fossil fuels from 70% to 40% so still a win. I assume you're still going on

Or you go to 70% solar and 30% gas? If your example you've reduced generation from fossil fuels from 70% to 40% so still a win. I assume you're still going on about nuclear. The problem with nuclear is that it doesn't make financial sense even if it can run at 100% of capacity for 100% of the time, it certainly can't cope with variable load - you can't scale nuclear to provide your peak amount, so you need to be able to top up with gas or battery, just like renewables need top up