On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:33:30 -0800, "Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds"
wrote Re California to slay the
vampi

California has 50% larger population and uses about 8% less that Texas, how many
extra power plants are Texans paying for because they can't get themselves to
conserve

Imagine how low the price of electricity would be in California if they
operated their system like Texas.

California, residential, $0.14/kwh
Texas, residential, $0.11/kwh

I pay $0.11/kwh and live in northern California

That $0.11/kwh is because you use less than 100kwh/month. Go up to
200kwh/month and see the rate rise significantly. In TX, the average
use is probably about 1100kwh/month and for that they pay $0.11/kwh.
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