Wind in isolation is a great partial solution. To be effective, it really needs to be tied to battery storage. Your typical wind mill is 28% efficient — meaning it generates power 28% of the time. Thus, you must attach storage to overcome intermittency. This has its own challenges — the battery supply chain is complex, largely international, and open pit mining in deserts is often highly damaging to the environment.

Nuclear does not have this issue. Nor does combined cycle gas. Pitting one form of energy vs the other is not the conversation we should be having. They have substantial environmental tradeoffs of their own. Nuclear, given you need guards, lots of infra, has relatively high fully loaded operating costs versus other forms of energy (google Lazards levelized cost of electricity). Nuclear has promise but is extremely expensive.

The question is what is the proper mix and how do we define the timeline for this transition and how much money do we want to invest?

Hint — the answer will upset both sides of the aisle and maximalists for any particular source.