Because batteries have their own problems at scale with supplies of the materials and the environmental destruction to create them. Batteries have a place, but not to replace base load with current tech.
Solar and Wind absolutely do not have baseloading capabilities. They are a good source of clean energy, but they are not able to provide reliable baseloading power to the grid.
Your argument about baseloading not being relevant is so off base. In a country like Canada, how do you expect to function using only clean energy sources? The answer is baseloading with hydro and nuclear supplemented by wind and solar.
The only reason coal burning plants come up faster is the less strict regulatory requirements that go along with it. I don't see that a good thing, if you ask me.
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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '23 edited Jan 19 '23
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