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In reply to the discussion: Texas Calls for Power Conservation After Six Generators Fail [View all]dalton99a
(81,455 posts)25. More demand will cause more power plants to be built
Last fall, Texas Governor Greg Abbott gathered dozens of cryptocurrency deal makers in Austin where they discussed an idea that, on its face, seemed almost upside down: Electricity-hungry Bitcoin miners could shore up the states power grid, a top priority after a deep freeze last winter triggered blackouts that left hundreds dead.
The industrys advocates have been making that pitch to the governor for years. The idea is that the miners computer arrays would demand so much electricity that someone would come along to build more power plants, something Texas badly needs.
The industrys advocates have been making that pitch to the governor for years. The idea is that the miners computer arrays would demand so much electricity that someone would come along to build more power plants, something Texas badly needs.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-27/texas-governor-eyes-bitcoin-mining-to-fortify-the-electric-grid
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Texas Calls for Power Conservation After Six Generators Fail [View all]
SouthernDem4ever
May 2022
OP
Totally corporate owned power systems. Texas has no publicly owned utilities.
ancianita
May 2022
#19
gotta build that wall,send troops to the border and mess with the supply chain.
mountain grammy
May 2022
#10
They still blamed liberals for a non-existent green new deal and windmills
IronLionZion
May 2022
#22
Are there any amt of troubles that will cause rethugs to be voted out, in tx
childfreebychoice
May 2022
#24
He took a pretty easy gamble that the winter after the big power failure would not have another
tanyev
May 2022
#39
Texas officials assure public that power grid, while not operational, is free of transsexuals or CRT
mahatmakanejeeves
May 2022
#38
Motto of the Texas GOP: "The beatings will continue until morale improves". nt
Roisin Ni Fiachra
May 2022
#42
But what about Texassistan'a god given freedom to use as much energy as possible?
Hassler
May 2022
#61
cut the power to the governors mansion and the homes of every GOP legislator
moonshinegnomie
May 2022
#63
an example of republican management in a state run by republicans for as long as i remember
samsingh
May 2022
#66
Chickens coming home to roost, you reap what you sow, pride goeth before a fall.
Martin68
May 2022
#68