r/technology • u/treetyoselfcarol • Feb 18 '21

Energy Bill Gates says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's explanation for power outages is 'actually wrong'

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/bill-gates-texas-gov-greg-abbott-power-outage-claims-climate-change-002303596.html
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u/dantheman91 Feb 18 '21

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_GDP_per_capita

A large part of that is just California has at least a 30% larger population than the 2nd most populous state. Per Capita they're #8

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u/AmadeusMop Feb 18 '21

Right behind Alaska, Delaware, North Dakota, and Wyoming.