RenderBitcoin on Nostr: “A coal power plant in Texas unexpectedly went offline tonight. This created an ...
“A coal power plant in Texas unexpectedly went offline tonight. This created an issue at a particularly bad time.
Interestingly, the trip occurred not during the peak load, but later as solar power was ramping down for the day.
This lead to a spike in real-time energy prices and ECRS deployments relying batteries. Some of the storage resources discharging were economic, but a large portion was held in reserve for deployment in this very way through ECRS.”
-shared from Grid Status
Good information for #ERCOT #Bitcoin miners to know.
Interestingly, the trip occurred not during the peak load, but later as solar power was ramping down for the day.
This lead to a spike in real-time energy prices and ECRS deployments relying batteries. Some of the storage resources discharging were economic, but a large portion was held in reserve for deployment in this very way through ECRS.”
-shared from Grid Status
Good information for #ERCOT #Bitcoin miners to know.