The State of Texas and its main power grid are coping with a drastic increase in electricity demand brought in by computer-heavy operations such as virtual currency miners. Texas’ utility regulator will now require these facilities to register with the state.
An April report from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) raised the bar for expected 2030 demand by 40,000 megawatts (MW); that’s substantially higher than the projection just one year ago.
