On The Brink with Castle Island

Ray Cline and Shaun Connell (Lancium) on Stabilizing the Grid with Bitcoin Mining (EP.254)

Oct 25, 2021
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Biquin Miners Are a Unique Load Resource on the Grid
01:55 • 2min
3
Bigcoin Mining
03:48 • 5min
4
Bitcoin Mining
09:04 • 1min
5
The Complexity of Energy Bills
10:15 • 3min
6
The Impacts of Renewable Energy in Texas
13:32 • 5min
7
Is There a New Customer on the Block?
18:31 • 2min
8
Is There a Growth in Renewables?
20:48 • 2min
9
Is There a Subsidy in the Grid?
23:16 • 2min
10
Taking Advantage of Renewables in Mining
25:13 • 2min
11
Transmission Services - The Heartbeat of the GRD
27:20 • 6min
12
The Lower Opportunity Costs of Turning Off
32:56 • 2min
13
Miners Are Turning Over Every 18 Months
34:57 • 2min
14
How to Get a Megawati Capacity of 700 Miners
36:43 • 2min
15
What Is Grid Firming?
38:54 • 2min
16
Why Would a Wind Farm Want to Do This?
40:35 • 6min
17
Is There a Growing Awareness on the Energy Producer Side?
46:29 • 2min
18
Getting Started Investing in Cryptocurrency
48:31 • 6min
19
The Cap X Per Megwat Is Zero, Right?
54:30 • 3min
20
The Existence of Bicoin Could Actually Induce This Kind of Anticipatory Building of Energy Assets That Aren't Even Connected to Transmission Lines
57:24 • 2min
21
A Grid Operator's Controllable Load Resource
59:16 • 5min
22
Controllable Load Resource - Primary Frequency Response
01:04:20 • 2min
23
Is There a Limitation on Demand Response?
01:06:16 • 5min
24
The Importance of Demand Responses in Power Generation
01:10:49 • 4min
25
The Economics of Bicoin Mining
01:14:30 • 5min
26
The Economics of the Controllable Load Resource
01:19:39 • 3min
27
Bicoin Mining
01:22:20 • 3min
28
Is There a Process of Learning for Other Grid Operators?
01:25:25 • 4min
29
Is Texas Adding Wind and Solar to the Grid?
01:28:57 • 5min