Gernot Wagner<p>Wonder why wind, storage & other climate techs matter in the current climate?</p><p>Here's a live view of Texas's electricity mix: wind tops the list, energy storage plays a key role. The second biggest source: solar. (There's a CKI deep-dive for solar, too.)</p><p>Wind, solar & batteries don't dominate Texas's grid because of state-level policies & regulations. Quite the opposite.</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ercot</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>batteries</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a></p>
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Robert [KJ5ELX] :donor:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ai6yr</span></a></span> Keeping a very close eye on this. </p><p>We're expecting close to 4 inches of snow in the next 72 hours and it could very well stick. </p><p>Testing my generator out today and we have other heating options. </p><p>I'm really worried about rolling blackouts or worse because <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ercot</span></a> cannot be trusted.</p>
DeltaWye<p>Has <a href="https://tiggi.es/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> gotten that small (I think 2000MVA?) HVDC interconnection to the Eastern Interconnect (grid) set up yet?</p>
Mark Ingalls<p>14:45 CT Monday - <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> is now within 2 GW of their all-time <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> load record. Still a decent chance of them exceeding the record of 85.6 GW this afternoon, and then doing it again tomorrow.</p><p>About 25% of their load is currently being served by <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/TXwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TXwx</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a></p>
Mark Ingalls<p>National Weather Service forecast highs for <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> tomorrow show widespread areas getting above 40C.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/TXwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TXwx</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a></p>
Mark Ingalls<p>Oppressive heat in <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> will likely lead to <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> setting a new <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> load record today or tomorrow. The system is predicting a peak of 86.1 GW both days, eclipsing the old record of 85.6 GW set on August 10, 2023.</p><p>Day-ahead (Tuesday) forecast load graph shown.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/TXwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TXwx</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a></p>
Mark Ingalls<p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> set a new record <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> generation yesterday at 20,832 MW which powered 26% of the system's load for the 13:10 CT 5-minute interval.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/TXwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TXwx</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SolarEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>‘Preparation, preparation, preparation.’ After Hurricane Beryl, Texas leaders look to next storm</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2024/07/19/494135/hurricane-beryl-lessons-responsible-blame-houston-texas-centerpoint-energy-power/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/weather/2024/07/19/494135/hurricane-beryl-lessons-responsible-blame-houston-texas-centerpoint-energy-power/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CityOfHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CityOfHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TTN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TTN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Weather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CenterPointEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CenterPointEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ercot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HurricaneBeryl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneBeryl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HurricaneBerylAftermath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneBerylAftermath</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasGovernorGregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasGovernorGregAbbott</span></a></p>
Alex Wild<p>Texas electrical grid is going to be tight this evening once the sun goes down and solar goes offline. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <br> <br><a href="https://www.ercot.com/gridmktinfo/dashboards" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ercot.com/gridmktinfo/dashboar</span><span class="invisible">ds</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Texas' power grid operator is asking people to conserve electricity on Monday between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. as it forecasts record-high demand.</p><p><a href="https://dev.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2022/07/11/428344/texas-power-grid-operator-warns-of-tight-supply-monday-asks-for-conservation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dev.houstonpublicmedia.org/art</span><span class="invisible">icles/news/texas/2022/07/11/428344/texas-power-grid-operator-warns-of-tight-supply-monday-asks-for-conservation/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ercot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PowerGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerGrid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasPowerGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasPowerGrid</span></a></p>
Mark Ingalls :pdx_badge:<p>A certain Pacific Northwest <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> personality is discussing how wind generation was bad up here the past few days and that’s why wind isn’t a good solution for coming off <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> while conveniently ignoring that wind generation was pretty good in other parts of the <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/WECC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WECC</span></a>. Not to mention solar.</p><p>Sure, bad wind days would be bad somewhere like <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> but we aren’t ERCOT. We can source power from New Mexico all the way to British Columbia.</p><p><a href="https://pdx.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a></p>
Alex Wild<p>Day one of the 2024 Texas freeze and the state’s electrical grid is holding up just fine.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/atxwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atxwx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a></p>
LeoBurr<p>People in Texas still have PTSD from 2021. No bread in Hutto, TX.</p><p>One day of snow predicted. This is how much faith we have in <a href="https://tiggi.es/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a>.</p>
Sara Safavi<p>bad <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a>, NO</p>
Alex Wild<p>Looks like ERCOT’s going to get another test next week in Texas.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/atxwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atxwx</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"The amount of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> development being planned for deployment on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grid</span></a> dwarfs new developments in natural gas and coal-fired power plants.</p><p>As of November, the ERCOT grid has seen no interest from developers in building coal plants and fewer than 15.5 gigawatts (GW) of natural gas plants. In contrast, there’s interest in building more than 32.5 GW of wind power, more than 142 GW of solar power and nearly 125 GW of battery storage."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/power-grid-change-charts-18561690.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonchronicle.com/business/</span><span class="invisible">energy/article/power-grid-change-charts-18561690.php</span></a></p>
faraiwe<p>SURPRISE!!!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> could see another freezing Winter WITHOUT POWER <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> </p><p>Has anone checked in on Rafaelito "ted" Cruz's DOG?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Abbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abbott</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-rolling-blackouts-winter-ercot-readiness-report-january-2024/269-9e214f4f-7846-46d7-8e25-9ea7c6fa5b4f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">khou.com/article/news/local/te</span><span class="invisible">xas/texas-rolling-blackouts-winter-ercot-readiness-report-january-2024/269-9e214f4f-7846-46d7-8e25-9ea7c6fa5b4f</span></a></p>
💧🌏 Greg Cocks<p>Protecting The Texas Power Grid From Tropical Cyclones - Increasing Resilience By Protecting Critical Lines<br>--<br><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.13793" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2301.13793</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <-- shared technical article<br>--<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatial</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/powersupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powersupply</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/powergrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powergrid</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/powergrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powergrids</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/electricnetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricnetwork</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/extremeweather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremeweather</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cyclone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyclone</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/tropicalcyclones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tropicalcyclones</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mitigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mitigation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risk</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hazard</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/electricalsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricalsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/energysupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energysupply</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/energysecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energysecurity</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/poweroutages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poweroutages</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/poweroutage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poweroutage</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/globalwarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalwarming</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/model" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>model</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/modeling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modeling</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/probability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>probability</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/probabilistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>probabilistic</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/failure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>failure</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/transmissionlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transmissionlines</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/transmissionlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transmissionlines</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/supplyfailures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supplyfailures</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/supplyshortages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supplyshortages</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/outages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outages</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>Encore!</p><p>"The Energy Reliability Council of Texas (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a>) paid <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> mining company <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Riot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Riot</span></a> around $2.5 million to cut its energy use in September. The payouts come after Riot made more than $31 million in payments from [ERCOT] during August, as extreme heat pushed the grid to multiple peak demand records. </p><p>The Colorado-based company pulled in another $11 million in power credits in September by selling prepurchased <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> to the retail energy supplier TXU."</p><p><a href="https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-bitcoin-company-riot-18410949.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">chron.com/news/houston-texas/a</span><span class="invisible">rticle/texas-bitcoin-company-riot-18410949.php</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"[<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bitcoin</span></a> miner] Riot said on Wednesday that the [<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a>] power grid operator [<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a>] paid the company $31.7 million in energy credits in August — or roughly $22 million more than the value of the bitcoin it mined that month — to cut its <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyConsumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyConsumption</span></a> during a record-breaking <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heatwave</span></a> in the state."</p><p>This encourages more rash energy consumption for something entirely useless. <br>Okay then.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bitcoin-mining-cryptocurrency-riot-texas-power-grid/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/bitcoin-minin</span><span class="invisible">g-cryptocurrency-riot-texas-power-grid/</span></a></p>
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