> While the power itself is the perfect example of the opposite, where the market should (according to theory at least) be perfect.
Nome, it only works for fossile-based power, for any other power source (be it hydro, nuclear, solar, geothermal or wind) the marginal cost of supply is zero and all the cost is upfront cost. In that situation, the (classical economics) market equilibrium simply doesn't exist mathematically.
That's not really accurate. All of those other power sources have ongoing maintenance costs as well, and "making back our investment" is also a cost.