some good points, and while i haven't read his other articles, i don't think he grasps the gravity of what "baseline supply" means on the power grid. these are

some good points, and while i haven't read his other articles, i don't think he grasps the gravity of what "baseline supply" means on the power grid. these are powerplants that are on 24/7 -reliably- always supplying ~40% of energy on the grid. coal, hydro, and natural-gas based facilities do "baseline load" well, although in many places, natural-gas facilities are used for spinning reserve, since generation costs (in $/kw) are higher than the coal and nuclear. renewables are cool, zero carbon, etc., but NONE of them can generate reliable, 24/7 power. what we really need is energy storage tech to move renewable energy generation from when it's available to when it's needed. i wish we could see more research in alternative nuclear technologies. why is India the only country trying out thorium reactors? our entire nuclear infrastructure is based on tech that could use waste fuel to make bombs. time to move on to a more practical strategy.