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Comment by jeffbee

8 hours ago

Texas is the standing proof that "making sure that all of this massive extra cost doesn't just get dumped on consumers" is not a problem. Texas has the most load, the most marginal load added every year, and the cheapest retail power. Load grew 15% in the 5 years to 2024, and retail prices fell by 1¢.

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doctorwho42  8 hours ago

Do t they also have like the most solar?

  • jeffbee  8 hours ago

    Maybe in absolute terms? I haven't checked in a while. In terms of fraction of energy from solar Texas is still far behind California.

    • ZeroGravitas  6 hours ago

      They have more utility solar than California as of last year in absolute terms, they're second if you include distributed behind the meter solar which California has more of.

      Texas also lead in absolute amounts of wind, gas and coal. They have a lot of generation.

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