Texas luring jobs away from California with promise of electricity
(babylonbee.com)
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Fun fact: Texas is on its own power grid and doesn't depend on power from other places or states. This has some nice benefits for Texans: -No Federal Regulation/Overreach via the often abused Interstate Commerce Clause -No depending on other states for power -Lower Costs for consumers (currently paying under 8 cents per kwh residential)
Texas also had Electricity Deregulation in the 90s. This means Texans have their choice of dozens of power companies. Unlike when I was living in Kansas where we had "The Electric Company" (KG&E at the the time). If you had a problem, billing dispute, or other issues, too damn bad since they were the only game in town.
So while it was a Bee article, it could see power being one of the many reasons why Californians would GTFO. They really need to leave their socialist/statist voting habits behind when they go.
They also have a wealth of natural resources for energy production that few other states share. But don't worry. Californians are flocking inward and will soon squander every advantage Texas offers.
There was a shitload of oil in California, at some point. Maybe there's some offshore. IIRC they got bent out of shape after one little oil spill and banned exploitation