However, as Wilson et a I. (2011) point out this would not be the case if storage operators are able to exploit price differential through inter-temporal trading. With “locality” restricted to the basket of intermittent renewable energies. Such a strategy would favour intermittent over dispatchable renewable (e.g. hydro, geothermal) energy. Moreover, it would favour renewable energy in the electricity supply industry over other means of carbon abatement.