Blue H2 hardly exists. Almost all H2 today is from gray H2 or coal.

Green hydrogen is available today, and its production is growing. Sweden's new steel plants are using green H2.

In any case, blue is almost as bad as gray H2
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Despite electric heating in TX, TX burns 3.1x the fossil gas per capita as CA. In fact, all southern states burn far more gas/capita than CA

So they use far more electricity and gas per capita. Due to lack of conservation and efficiency measures.

www.eia.gov/state/seds/d...

That makes a difference primarily if the home is not insulated well, which is the problem. A very-well-insulated home won't use much energy even if it is big. The lack of efficiency standards in TX stands out here.

Some claim the high electricity use in TX and other southern states is due to electrification of heating vs use of gas for heat in CA & blue states

But TX burns 3.1x the fossil gas per capita as CA. All southern states burn far more gas/capita than CA

www.eia.gov/state/seds/d...

Some claim the high electricity use in TX and other southern states is due to electrification of heating vs use of gas for heat in CA & blue states

But TX burns 3.1x the fossil gas per capita as CA. All southern states burn far more gas/capita than CA

www.eia.gov/state/seds/d...

No. This phenomenon has been know for 40 years and was pointed out by Evan Mills and Art Rosenfeld in 1987:

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It is due to the lack of efficiency standards and conservation programs in red states versus blue states.

No. This phenomenon has been know for 40 years and was pointed out by Evan Mills and Art Rosenfeld in 1987:

escholarship.org/content/qt59...

It is due to the lack of efficiency standards and conservation programs in red states versus blue states.

Not much. This phenomenon has been know for 40 years and was pointed out by Art Rosenfeld in 1987

escholarship.org/content/qt59...

It is due to the lack of efficiency standards or conservation programs in red states versus blue states.

Correction. Third sentence should read: The 12 states with the highest per-capita electricity use are all red states."

(3/3) The good news is that efficiency measures work to reduce grid electricity demand. Along with rooftop PV, that is another way to keep electricity use low despite the growth in data centers, EVs, heat pumps, etc.

(2/3) The ratio of per-capita electricity use of the bottom-12 red states to the top-9 blue states is 2.60:1. In other words, these 12 red states use 2.6x the electricity per person as the 9 blue states.

Similarly, the per-capita electricity use of Texas is 2.67x that of California.

Yes. Corrected in a reply.

Correction. Third sentence should read: The 12 states with the highest per-capita electricity use are all red states."

(3/3) The good news is that efficiency measures work to reduce grid electricity demand. Along with rooftop PV, that is another way to keep electricity use low despite the growth in data centers, EVs, heat pumps, etc.

(2/3) The ratio of per-capita electricity use of the bottom-12 red states to the top-9 blue states is 2.60:1. In other words, these 12 red states use 2.6x the electricity per person as the 9 blue states.

Similarly, the per-capita electricity use of Texas is 2.67x that of California.