70 sats \ 3 replies \ @m00ninite 3 Apr \ parent \ on: Nearly 60% of Planned US Power Generation is in Texas charts
I guess my question was more "why do they need it"? Is demand for electricity really 3x that of the next state?
write
preview
140 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 3 Apr
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.
reply
50 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 5 Apr
Air conditioning
HVAC
Extreme weather in winter and summer
reply
20 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 3 Apr
This is new production. I'm not sure what it represents as a percent change for Texas, but Texas is growing quickly.
reply