"this ability to cherry pick strong price periods means that hydro is financially viable at a higher average price than wind is financially viable, and so that despite its high fixed cost component, it can survive on a higher cost basis than a volatile power source such as wind can."

... this ability to cherry pick strong price periods means that hydro is financially viable at a higher average cost than wind is financially viable, and so that despite its high fixed cost component, it can survive on a higher cost basis than a volatile power source such as wind can.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.