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From a pure electricity standpoint, they're doing pretty good. It's almost all zero carbon or low carbon (NG) generation. https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=TX#tab
by saosebastiao 9y ago
From a pure electricity standpoint, they're doing pretty good. It's almost all zero carbon or low carbon (NG) generation.
https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=TX#tabs-4 https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=TX#tabs-4
Of course the real problem is their oil industry. They export a shit ton of oil, and they are extremely well connected to every aspect of state politics.
- chc 9y agoTexas gets about a quarter of its power from coal. That's a lot lower than some states, but "almost all zero carbon or low carbon" is a bit generous. That's also way, way higher than California.