I think a big reason for net-zero policies getting bad press, is that these kind of things are difficult to quantify. Energy is largely set by gas price, so having more non-gas assets on the grid probably means you do have cheaper energy (or, at least will have much cheaper energy in the future when gas ceases to dictate the energy price)

I guess what we can't do is step into the alternative world where there's less batteries and renewables, and complain about paying $0.6 per kwh.