stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 2 years agoTexas paid bitcoin miner more than $31 million to cut energy usage during heat wavewww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1472arrow-down110file-textcross-posted to: technews@radiation.partyhackernews@derp.foo
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To ease load on aging grid, state program offers energy credits to bitcoin miners to curtail their power consumption.
minus-squareMicroplasticbrain@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 years agoLol they cant. The texas grid is separate because they dont follow federal regulations. They cant just reconnect it without bringing it to code lolololol
minus-squarehitmyspot@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoI think that’s their point. Instead of weaponising “woke” and fighting culture wars, they could get their grid to code and connect it.
Lol they cant. The texas grid is separate because they dont follow federal regulations. They cant just reconnect it without bringing it to code lolololol
I think that’s their point. Instead of weaponising “woke” and fighting culture wars, they could get their grid to code and connect it.