While ERCOT begged Texans to conserve power, the state paid $31 million to Riot, a bitcoin miner, to cut its energy use, leading to record profits for the company. 

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-bitcoin-riot-ercot-grid-energy-18352398.php

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