Western Australia is about 2.646 million km²
Nevada is about 286,367 km², so Nevada is about 10x smaller than WA.
Both have a similar population, Nevada is just marginally more populous
A lot of WA is beyond the electricity grid & a lot of WA is on the edge of the grid, I once lived in a town south of Kalgoorlie, back then the company had its own natural gas turbines, so I doubt that, that town was even connected to the WA power grid back then. For WA, a significant amount of grid defection would reduce grid costs for those remaining.
Nevada is about 286,367 km², so Nevada is about 10x smaller than WA.
Both have a similar population, Nevada is just marginally more populous
A lot of WA is beyond the electricity grid & a lot of WA is on the edge of the grid, I once lived in a town south of Kalgoorlie, back then the company had its own natural gas turbines, so I doubt that, that town was even connected to the WA power grid back then. For WA, a significant amount of grid defection would reduce grid costs for those remaining.