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by 0xdde 36 days ago
But much less in terms of proportion of total energy usage. It's jarring how much less energy efficient TX is than CA. Over 2x the energy usage despite having a substantially smaller population.
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The majority of energy produced in Texas (60%) goes towards industry. California is not in this situation, because California chose deindustrialization, pricing out and exporting most of its industrial capacity to other regions. California has a shortage of electricity and doesn't produce enough to power itself, which is a major reason why its electricity rates are so high. California has the 2nd highest electricity rate in the country.

https://www.eia.gov/states/CA/rankings https://www.eia.gov/states/TX/overview