If we had "invested" in developing storage technology...
...instead of windmills, this might be a different story. Without solving the base load problem first, our brilliant leaders have put the cart before the ox. But the problem is that the storage tech issue is much more difficult and hard to understand that windmills which everyone understands, and make for great photo-ops for politicians who wish to look green. (Except at Nantucket, where they are unpopular because they spoil the views of the "rich" environmentalists)