The Mining Pod | Blockspace Media ‘Disarray’ In Texas Energy Markets| Phil Jankowski | The Mining Pod
Today we are joined by Phil Jankowski, a state reporter for Dallas News, to discuss Texas’ energy market problem. We talk about the new market rules lawmakers are debating, the outlook for Texas this winter and how Bitcoin miners fit into the picture.
Phil Jankowski: https://twitter.com/philjankowski
Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Start
00:53 Intro
01:18 Who is Phil?
02:19 Texas storm reaction
04:03 Why are solutions slow?
06:27 What entities are responsible?
12:13 Free market or not?
16:31 Proposals for grid change
22:19 Incentives during peak demand
24:12 New credit system model
28:22 Current progress
31:57 People's reaction
35:00 Demand on the grid
37:09 BTC mining demand
39:49 Miners paid for flexible load
41:17 The future
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