> Why should consumers choose expensive nuclear powered electricity when cheap renewables, or stored renewables are available?

That's why truly free markets are a bad idea? We've been through this.

Repeat after me: the value of the electric grid is in its stability. It must not go down regardless of pesky events like the winter or cloud cover.

You don't get to sell below cost to push out your competitors, thanks to regulations.

But hell, whatever, I agree — let's only use solar & wind and see how it goes :)

Oh, now you want to burn coal/gas? Awww. Remind me, what was the cost of climate change again?