AUSTIN The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) is now accepting virtual currency mining facility registrations through an online portal hosted on the PUCT website. Facilities with a total demand ...

Texas leaders want to know how much power crypto-mining facilities use while searching for digital money. The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved a new rule last week requiring virtual ...

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) has adopted 16 TAC § 25.114 (available here), requiring certain virtual currency mining facilities (VCMFs) to register as “large flexible loads” if they ...

AUSTIN The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on Thursday approved a new rule requiring virtual currency mining facilities located within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) ...

Cryptocurrency mining has been growing in Texas, evidenced by the stories of facilities popping up across the Lone Star State and at times causing disruptions for nearby residents. The claim is that ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Virtual currency mining facilities within the state’s power grid region have to register with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT). The facilities must provide information to ...

A Straight Arrow News investigation found that in 2024, large cryptocurrency operations in Texas consumed more electricity mining virtual currencies such as Bitcoin than residential utility customers ...

KEFLAVIK, Iceland -- Iceland is expected to use more energy "mining" bitcoins and other virtual currencies this year than it uses to power its homes. With massive amounts of electricity needed to run ...