And nuclear is already in the 5-10% range in the US, so if we just maintained that level, we could get carbon free.
No, because most of that nuclear generation would be during times it wasn't needed. The residual 5-10% in the renewable + batteries world is highly nonuniform, utterly unsuited to being covered by nuclear.
No, you couldnt. Nuclear power is not dispatchable.
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No, because most of that nuclear generation would be during times it wasn't needed. The residual 5-10% in the renewable + batteries world is highly nonuniform, utterly unsuited to being covered by nuclear.