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		gcr on Sept 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Texas just got closer to blackouts than it has sin... are you implying there’s been zero construction on the grid to increase supply _for three years?_

vel0city on Sept 7, 2023 [–]

There's been lots of construction, but growth in demand is 7x higher than previous years. It takes time to build and connect plants.

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