I'm all in favor of solar and wind power. But they need batteries to be useful around the clock. The batteries are $100 / kWh, and this number dwarfs the cost of solar installations proper.
Regenerative energy already surpassed all other means of energy production in 2024: https://www.bdew.de/media/documents/2024_12_18_Die_Energieve...
Battery prices are declining for some time now: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-10/electric-...
And even larger storage capabilities are built: https://standort-sachsen.de/de/aktuelles/news/detail/n1474-g...
(I am actually working for a grid operator)
If you're working for a grid operator tell me how many TWh you need to sustain a 1-in-20 - A 1-in-goddamn-20 - dunkelflaute in a single large European nation, multiplied by cost of storage. Not the "decline", the absolute cost, and what percentage of GDP it would be. Compare and contrast to military expenditure at a time of near-war.
I also know these numbers.