The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is a nonprofit organization that ensures reliable electric service for 90 percent of the state of Texas, over 27 million customers. The grid operator is subject to oversight by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, which is appointed by the Governor.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is a nonprofit organization that ensures reliable electric service for 90 percent of the state of Texas, over 27 million customers. The grid operator is subject to oversight by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, which is appointed by the Governor.

We are 21 human rights advocates from 20 countries across the globe who have dedicated ourselves to the struggle for freedom and democracy. In this struggle, we have relied on Bitcoin and dollar instruments known as stablecoins, as have tens of millions of others living under authoritarian regimes or unstable economies.

Bitcoin mining is often perceived as environmentally damaging because it uses huge amounts of electricity to power its intensive computing needs, but what if the mining process could be used to mitigate climate change instead of accelerating it?

“Increasing firm demand will invariably result in a decrease in grid reliability,” Xie said. “However, with crypto mining modeled as a flexible load that can be turned off during the stressed moments, it can be a positive contributor to the grid reliability.”

Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital (MARA) has started a pilot mining project in Utah that is using methane gas generated from landfill waste to make electricity to power mining operations.