Texas Heatwave & Bitcoin Miners | Blake King | The Mining Pod
Today we are joined by Blake King, Power Markets Engineer at Galaxy Digital. We discuss how ERCOT works, what signals energy traders look for and how battery and Bitcoin mining loads interact on the grid.
Blake King: https://twitter.com/hhornblower95
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00:00 Start
00:01:38:17 Hot in Texas
00:03:55:03 ERCOT
00:08:21:01 Demand calculations
00:10:44:29 What signals are miners looking at
00:14:19:17 Renewable issues & day ahead costs
00:19:24:06 Process for forward pricing
00:23:14:21 What to expect this summer
00:27:59:25 Flexible residential loads
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