> current pv is something like 10× cheaper than nuclear
Maybe in nameplate numbers but not actual production in places like Sweden. Especially during the time the consumption is the highest (winter). The whole country is further north then the northern most point in US (excluding Alaska).
But in the places most of humanity lives (including pretty much all of US) solar works quite well just not once you go far enough north/south.
If you want to go renewables in a place like Sweden you go wind+hydro. Hydro is mostly built out already so that leaves wind.
agreed, in places like sweden pv is pretty limited. even the netherlands, the uk, and germany have remarkably little sun; pv capacity factors in all three countries are around 10%
Maybe in nameplate numbers but not actual production in places like Sweden. Especially during the time the consumption is the highest (winter). The whole country is further north then the northern most point in US (excluding Alaska).
But in the places most of humanity lives (including pretty much all of US) solar works quite well just not once you go far enough north/south.
If you want to go renewables in a place like Sweden you go wind+hydro. Hydro is mostly built out already so that leaves wind.