Midland/Odessa

Mariah: Welcome to Midland/Odessa. Or Midessa, as some locals like to call it. When the oil boom dried out in the 2030s, Midessa was left high and dry. Locals were also left to pick up the pieces. No longer was there a cushion of a booming industry. By 2050, a new industry started making way in the area. Solar energy farms started being built, and soon was powering the cities and surrounding towns. The area was a perfect place, being in the near edge of a desert. The people of Midessa pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and now are the leading area in solar energy.

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