No we weren't. We were fucking scared when theoretical statistics about nuclear accidents actually manifested in the real world, and didn't want to have one of those in our neighborhood. so we took the opportunity to shut it down when it presented itself.

Those people who were funded by petroleum simultaneously made sure to delay wind and solar as long as they possibly could, and that is while we're still stuck at coal and gas. Those same people have the majority of the vote nowadays once again, and you can watch them do it again: even though wind and solar is the most economic choice by now, they are doing what they can to slow it down.