Re: (ReacTor) Five SFF Books Featuring Frigid, Icy Worlds

Scott Lurndal wrote:

Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

On 7/22/2024 7:05 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:

Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

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And Texas has 7,849 MW of batteries and will be 10,000 MW by the end of
the year.  People are buying cheap wind turbine power from midnight to 6
am and reselling it to the grid at 6pm when the solar fails and people
are getting home from work.

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California's population is 130% of Texas, so the usage per-capita
is significantly less than Texas (like 70% less).  In part due to the last two decades
of state support for energy efficient lighting, heating, stringent
building codes emphasizing energy efficiency and computer data
centers (e.g. EnergyStar).

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Texas is far more industrialized than California.

 Is it?

Apparently not.
According to the national association of manufacturers, in the most recent year for which data is available, California's manufacturing output was 324 billion, Texas' 241 billion.
The work forces in this area are 1.2 million and 880k, respectively.
William Hyde