Cryptocurrency & Data Centers Create Soaring Electricity Demand in Texas

CleanTechnica
By US Energy Information AdministrationOct 3, 2024, 11:43 pm227 ptsTop
In the United States, electricity consumption is growing fastest in Texas, where the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages 90% of the load on the state’s power grid. One of the main sources of growing demand for power is large-scale computing facilities such as data centers and cryptocurrency…

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