> the population has gone up a lot Texas is growing ~1.5% annually over the last 10 years (15.6% for 10 years). This is all expected, it's not a surprise. An

> the population has gone up a lot Texas is growing ~1.5% annually over the last 10 years (15.6% for 10 years). This is all expected, it's not a surprise. And Texas is expected to grow to 40-50m by 2050. The power companies have access to the same info. It's ridiculous to blame the low capacity on population growth. The real issue is that it is "unprofitable" to build spare capacity that will only be used 4-5 days a year. "population growth" is just an excuse.