This is a German source that incorporates many studies and presents their results. Some agree with my statement, some with yours. But fact is, that the financial difference is very small.
Page 23 for example suggests my statement.
On page 32 you can see the development that suggests that you are right.
But considering the costs for the expansion of the energy grid, battery storage systems, and the rising production costs of everything, I believe Nuclear to be the cheaper option and the far more reliable one.
I remember watching the first season of the show and I was pleasantly surprised. I don’t know the books, but this was high quality sci fi.
But I do not understand why they drowned Hari Seldon, just after he got a body for some reason. There was some mystery that has been killed off. And now they killed Salvor Hardin. Weird.
I feel like the Plot of Empire is still the most interesting one.