ERCOT to offer new program for cryptocurrency users

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) said it would launch a Voluntary Curtailment Program to assist all market participants and customers with large flexible loads, such as Bitcoin mining sites, in minimizing their energy use during periods of peak demand.As part of their ongoing initiative to improve grid reliability, ERCOT said it was taking steps to assure reliability enhancements to avert the potential repeated interconnection concerns that occurred wi