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DW Keefer is a Denver-based energy journalist who writes extensively for national and international publications on all forms of electric power generation, utility regulation, business models...

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  • Feb 23, 2021 11:18 am GMTFeb 22, 2021 10:15 pm GMT
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The Texas Power Crisis, New Home Construction, and Electric Heating

No U.S. state has built as many new homes as Texas over the last decade and most of them use electric heat. How is it possible that Texas demand was able to reach 69 gigawatts in the winter?

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Texas approaches its housing market, the blog states, much like it approaches its electricity market with a heavy emphasis on the free market and minimal government regulations. An often-used index of residential land use regulations ranks Texas cities among the easiest places in the country to build new housing, while ranking California cities among the hardest.

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