> The way it is going is renewable at the base of the stack and dispatchable power filling in the gaps, be that during peak or periods of low renewable output.

Very good idea to run gas plants with 490 grams CO2 per kWh instead of nuclear power plants with 12 grams CO2 per kWh, indeed.

France produces 50 grams of CO2 per kWh while Germany has 400 grams on average:

> https://www.electricitymap.org/

Your ideal model for producing electricity actually hurts the environment as the times where gas plants need to run are much more often than you think.