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by DanielHB 991 days ago
Even if fusion was widely available and affordable you will still want other sources of power for peak demand. Like fission nuclear reactors, they will be good for base power-load. Fusion reactors won't be able to spin up and down based on demand willy nilly.

Given most demand is during the day and early evening solar is a good complement, but the more mixed renewals you have in your grid the better it will tolerate shocks in supply and demand.