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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