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Solar and wind aren't very dense.

>>9621326
nuclear has an extremely high initial investment, but also produces the most power compared to operational cost. basically only hydro is better in that respect, but of course nuclear can be built many places and hydro cannot. when you work out how much wind or solar is needed to equal a single 3GW nuclear plant, it's pretty clear why they just can't compare. also a grid needs to be reliable. wind and solar don't actually help you do that, while nuclear naturally runs at a steady rate.