Which is why you need gas turbines for minor fluctuations. Buuut if you don't have any nuclear it's gas all the way. EDIT: and yes, if the hydro is far away, i

Which is why you need gas turbines for minor fluctuations. Buuut if you don't have any nuclear it's gas all the way. EDIT: and yes, if the hydro is far away, it doesn't help much. Besides hydro also depends on weather, although on periods about 10 years or so. But when just once you don't have enough water then what?