TEXAS VIEW: Shaky Texas grid can't handle anymore energy-guzzling crypto miners
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While Texans all around the state are already participating in early voting for the upcoming Nov. 7 constitutional amendment election, one proposition on the docket in particular could have a
Washington, DC (September 7, 2023)—While Texans suffered from record-breaking extreme heat this summer and sky-high electricity bills, Riot Platforms, a Bitcoin mining company, was getting paid by Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) for simply shutting down. In August alone, Riot made $31.7 million dollars in energy credits for cutting back its energy use. That
This is why you have to always check the fine print.
This is why you have to always check the fine print.