Tale Of Two States -- July 20, 2018

It would be crazy to make any conclusions based on a single month of data, but this is quite staggering.

First, California:

• added only 800 jobs in June, 2018

Meanwhile, Texas:

• led the nation in job growth in June, 2018; added 42,000 jobs in June
• note where "42,000" would be on the California chart

Population:

• California: 40 million
• Texas: 30 million

Peak electricity:

• California: 50MW
• Texas: 70 MW