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

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

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Climate@slrpnk.net · 2 years ago

Texas Leaders Worry That Bitcoin Mines Threaten to Crash the State Power Grid - Inside Climate News

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Residents in the small town of Granbury are raising alarms over noise from a local Bitcoin mine, while state lawmakers warn that the energy-hungry facilities risk “crashing” the electrical grid.

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Why would the power companies change when they get to charge higher rates this way

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