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As Data Centers Jostle to Get on Texas’ Grid, ERCOT Promises New Rules for ‘Batch Zero’

The group would include large power users who’ve been waiting a long time for interconnection and don’t need further study. It’s ERCOT’s first attempt at a new planning process in which multiple requests will be considered simultaneously.

By Arcelia Martin

Transmission lines connect to a power plant near Richmond, Texas. Credit: Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images
Bitcoin mines rely on loud fans like these, seen at a facility in Niagara Falls, N.Y., that can be disruptive for nearby communities. Credit: Geoff Robins/AFP via Getty Images

A Bitcoin Mine Came to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Dafter Township Isn’t Happy

By Tom Perkins

Bitcoin mining machines are seen at a facility in Houston on Nov. 14, 2022. Credit: Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Bipartisan Cryptocurrency Legislation Will Fuel Further Environmental Destruction, Environmental Advocates Say 

By Phil McKenna

Cheryl Shadden stands at the edge of her property across the street from the Wolf Hollow II power plant, which provides electricity for the Marathon Digital Bitcoin mining facility, in Granbury, Texas. Credit: Keaton Peters/Inside Climate News

Neighbors of Bitcoin Mine in Texas File Nuisance Lawsuit Over Noise Pollution

By Keaton Peters

A view of the Wolf Hollow II power plant, owned by Constellation Energy, in Granbury, Texas. Credit: Keaton Peters/Inside Climate News

A Power Plant Expansion Tied to Bitcoin Mining Faces Backlash From Conservative Texans

By Keaton Peters

Computers “mine” for Bitcoin at a facility in Rockdale, Texas. Credit: Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images

US Government Launches New Attempt to Gather Data on Electricity Usage of Bitcoin Mining

By Keaton Peters

Cheryl Shadden stands outside her home in Granbury, Texas, with a view of Constellation Energy's Wolf Hollow II power plant in the background. Credit: Keaton Peters/Inside Climate News

Texas Leaders Worry That Bitcoin Mines Threaten to Crash the State Power Grid

By Keaton Peters

Bitcoin mining at BitFarms in Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec, in 2018. - Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and worldwide payment system. Credit: Lars Hagberg/AFP via Getty Images.

Bitcoin Mining Startup in Idaho Challenges Utility on Rates for Energy-Gobbling Data Centers

By Katelyn Weisbrod

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