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Re:WA, NY and CA Governors Announce Formation of United Stat... by saosebastiao on Thursday June 01, 2017 @07:03PM (#14465744)
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

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.

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Re:WA, NY and CA Governors Announce Formation of United Stat... by chc on Thursday June 01, 2017 @07:26PM (#14465914)
Texas 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.
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