Bitcoin Mining is Driving Renewables to Texas, says Former Grid Leader
Brad Jones – former leader of Texas’ energy grid – said on a recent DR panel that Bitcoin is helping balance the Texas grid – and make it green. The former leader’s comments reflect Bitcoiners’ prior theories that the mining industry could become a boon to environmentalism, rather than a hindrance. Miners Supporting Texas In a conference clip shared by DocumentingBTC, Jones explained that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) had been long searching for demand-responsive loads of scale to help stabilize the Texas grid. “In 2015, we started the process of setting up loads in scale,” said Jones. “No one showed up at first. There just wasn’t any loads of scale that could really help us in that market.” The state grid has previously faced stability issues during its sweltering summers, during which demand for electricity pushes existing infrastructure to its limits. The grid set an all-time record for peak energy use on July 8 2022, consuming 78,206 megawatts of ...