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In reply to the discussion: Biden Plans Wind Farms Along Entire U.S. Coastline [View all]Amishman
(5,540 posts)Nuclear is the answer, though fission should be phased out as soon as fusion is viable - and we should be pumping tens of billions a year into fusion power research.
Liquid salt thorium reactors are close to viability, and would be an excellent interim solution
But yes, wind and solar are limited in their utility by energy storage technology. The output it too variable.
If we are going to phase out fossil fuels for transportation and home heat, we need to massively expand our electric generation capacity, and it needs to be fully dependable.
That being said, we should have more wind and solar. I'd rather have larger vertical axis wind turbines on top of every new urban highrise than put them offshore. Less habitat disruption and less energy lost in transmission