140 sats \ 5 replies \ @m00ninite 3 Apr \ parent \ on: Nearly 60% of Planned US Power Generation is in Texas charts
Why do they generate so much power without exporting it? Does Texas have that much more energy demands than other states?
If they connected to other states, then the federal government could regulate their grid under the Interstate Commerce clause.
My guess is that Texas' energy sovereignty is why they're able to expand production so much more than any other state.
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I guess my question was more "why do they need it"? Is demand for electricity really 3x that of the next state?
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The population has exploded in growth not to mention Texas has manufacturing coming into the state like the new Tesla Giga factory. Texas also is home to various companies with Data Centers and because the electricity price tends to be much lower in the state companies are planning on building out data centers for things like AI so Texas is prepping.
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Air conditioning
HVAC
Extreme weather in winter and summer
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This is new production. I'm not sure what it represents as a percent change for Texas, but Texas is growing quickly.
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