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Also, batteries. Storage is being deployed in a huge fraction of new solar installs already, as time based pricing makes it extremely economical to add batteries even after only small amounts of solar penetration on the grid.

And there are great savings by packing batteries behind the inverters along with the DC panels. Inverters can be a shared cost between the panels and batteries. Already, falling panel prices make the inverters an be increasing cost. Second, because panels are so cheap relative to the full install cost, most installations already have undersized inverters compared to maximum solar output. This lets all that "wasted" energy get stored and delivered later when it has much more value and a higher grid price.

Honestly, in the year 2023, batteries are a much more capable and scalable and realistic grid asset than a nuclear reactor.