Why wasn't that power being generated in-State?

Did you ask yourself why a power company in Texas could do that at all?

Answer why SD Gas & Electric was forced to buy power from out of State at exorbitant rates

$320. But to do it officially? $1.4 million.

Go back in time 20 years and get people to have more babies.

The infamous rolling brownouts were due to the State closing power plants and refusing to license new ones.

Soon after taking office, Davis was able to fast-track the first power plant construction in twelve years in April 1999, although the plant did not come on line before the electricity crisis.

According to the subsequent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's investigation and report, numerous energy trading companies, many based in Texas, such as Enron Corporation, illegally restricted their supply to the point where the spikes in power usage would cause blackouts. Rolling blackouts affecting 97,000 customers hit the San Francisco Bay area on June 14, 2000, and San Diego Gas & Electric Company filed a complaint alleging market manipulation by some energy producers in August 2000.

France’s electricity transmission network contains over 106,000 km of high-voltage lines managed by RTE (Réseau de Transport d'Électricité). The country features a wide variety of pylon designs, often using slender tubular steel and stylized masts—such as the delta pylon (Chat) or the portal tower (Trianon)

n Belgium, standard high-voltage electricity pylons typically range from 35 m to 55 m in height. However, specialized towers for crossing major waterways or obstacles can reach heights of up to 192 m.The high-voltage grid maintained by Elia (Belgium's transmission system operator) totals 8,903 km. This network comprises:Overhead lines: Approx. 5,500 km Underground cables: Approx. 3,400 km