Texas consumes almost 2x as much electricity as California [1], and is almost 1/8th the entire US consumption, so population is not the most important factor.

Texas consumes almost 2x as much electricity as California [1], and is almost 1/8th the entire US consumption, so population is not the most important factor. [1] https://ksdata.ku.edu/ksdata/ksah/energy/18ener7.pdf https://ksdata.ku.edu/ksdata/ksah/energy/18ener7.pdf