Thursday, June 18, 2026

New Texas power grid allocation framework could lift bitcoin miners turned data center operators

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas says data centers account for nearly 90% of the 438 GW of large-load demand in the state.

  • Texas regulators approved ERCOT's new 'Batch Zero' process to expedite grid-capacity reviews for large electricity users, primarily AI data centers.
  • This framework benefits Bitcoin miners with Texas campuses who are now expanding into AI infrastructure and selling power capacity.
  • Major players like Cipher, Riot, and Core Scientific are already generating significant revenue from these hyperscaler and AI infrastructure customers.

Topics: Jurisdictions, Scalability, Infrastructure providers, Regulatory sandboxes pilots, Growth metrics, Tokenization platforms

Tags: #ercot #datacenters #bitcoinminers #aiinfrastructure #gridcapacity #texas #cipherdigital #riotplatforms #corescientific #batchzeroprocess

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