Per @74e61afd : While ERCOT begged Texans to conserve power, Texas paid $31 million to Riot, a bitcoin miner, to cut its energy use.

In Texas, #Bitcoin mining electricity usage est? 33 gigawatts/yr

All Houston households usage est ? - 6 GW/yr

For more, read @90ffc635 Mpost and Houston Chronicle article: 

https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/111024846588032458

#energy #Texas #TexasGrid