What else would we use for backup when wind and solar aren't producing enough power? Gas, coal, and nuclear are the only real options.
Are you pretending batteries don't exist? And long distance interconnects? And not even talking about hydro, geothermal, wave, and who knows what else.
Are you pretending batteries don't exist? And long distance interconnects? And not even talking about hydro, geothermal, wave, and who knows what else.