"ERCOT's massive Riot payouts came as the agency asked #Texans to reduce power use during peak demand periods multiple times during the same month...
#Bitcoin mining now accounts for a huge chunk of #Texas' energy consumption: #ERCOT estimated in 2022 that bitcoin projects accounted for 33 gigawatts (GW) of energy in its interconnection queue. All #Houston households combined use an estimated 6 GW per year by comparison."
~@Chron
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-bitcoin-riot-ercot-grid-energy-18352398.php
This is #Insane
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