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Today we are joined by Blake King, Power Markets Engineer at Galaxy Digital. We discuss how ERCOT works, what signals energy traders look for and how battery and Bitcoin mining loads interact on the grid. Blake King: htt...

2023-07-04

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Today we are joined by Blake King, Power Markets Engineer at Galaxy Digital. We discuss how ERCOT works, what signals energy traders look for and how battery and Bitcoin mining loads interact on the grid.


Blake King: https://twitter.com/hhornblower95


Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley


TIMESTAMPS:


00:00:00:00 Start


00:01:38:17 Hot in Texas


00:03:55:03 ERCOT


00:08:21:01 Demand calculations


00:10:44:29 What signals are miners looking at


00:14:19:17 Renewable issues & day ahead costs


00:19:24:06 Process for forward pricing


00:23:14:21 What to expect this summer


00:27:59:25 Flexible residential loads


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