ERCOT Hits Reset on Texas's AI and Mining Power Queue
The Texas grid operator unveiled a draft plan to overhaul large-load interconnection, moving from one-at-a-time studies to system-wide batch reviews.
Roy Atkinson//Feb 4, 2026//6m
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Hashrate Drops to 663 EH/s During Winter Storm Fern
A brutal winter storm forced roughly 40% of global Bitcoin mining capacity offline, with public miners curtailing aggressively to support a stressed power grid.
Roy Atkinson//Dec 15, 2025//6m
CleanSpark Earns Record Power Credits Through Curtailment
Disciplined participation in ERCOT's demand-response programs has made curtailment revenue a meaningful share of CleanSpark's overall mining margin.
Roy Atkinson//Dec 3, 2025//5m
AI Workloads Encroach on Bitcoin Mining Power Contracts
Hyperscale AI data center demand is competing aggressively for the same power and transmission slots that miners had been quietly accumulating for years.
Roy Atkinson//Sep 4, 2025//5m
Bitcoin Network Hashrate Briefly Tags 1 ZH/s
The total computational power securing Bitcoin briefly crossed one zettahash per second, a previously theoretical milestone now realized in practice.
Wei Lin//Jul 22, 2025//5m
Hashrate Migrates Toward Quebec Hydro Power
Several mid-tier miners have relocated capacity to Quebec, drawn by the province's abundant low-cost hydroelectric power and cooler ambient temperatures.
Roy Atkinson//May 13, 2025//5m
Pre-S19 Mining Rigs Now Loss-Making at Average Power Cost
The post-halving difficulty environment combined with sub-$100k Bitcoin has made any rig older than the S19 series unprofitable at average industrial power rates.
Wei Lin//Nov 12, 2025//5m
Texas Bitcoin Miners Curtail Aggressively as Grid Tightens
ERCOT's revised demand-response programs are paying miners more to power down — and the largest operators are leaning into it.
Roy Atkinson//Aug 12, 2025//6m
AI Compute and Bitcoin Mining Will Coexist Less Comfortably Than We Hope
The interlocking power and infrastructure demands of AI hyperscale buildouts and Bitcoin mining will create more conflicts than synergies over the next several years.
Roy Atkinson//Oct 23, 2025//6m