@SynAck @chaotin

> It's fuckwads like these that are making our power situation down here even worse

Why are we listening to politicians and not ERCOT? If ERCOT believed the miners were a threat to the grid they wouldn't serve them. I've worked for a power utility before and you don't just give power to a bulk customer without doing the math.

ERCOT is saying "we need to grow/expand to keep up with projected growth", not "omg we're gonna crash the grid"

Additionally:

> In a post on X, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wrote that these two industries "produce very few jobs compared to the incredible demands they place on our grid" and that the Texas Senate would be taking a closer look.
"I’m more interested in building the grid to service customers in their homes, apartments, and normal businesses and keeping costs as low as possible for them instead of for very niche industries that have massive power demands and produce few jobs," he wrote.

Strong doubt that Dan wants ERCOT to be regulated again.