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70 sats \ 3 replies \ @m00ninite 3 Apr \ parent \ on: Nearly 60% of Planned US Power Generation is in Texas charts_and_numbers
I guess my question was more "why do they need it"? Is demand for electricity really 3x that of the next state?
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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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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