H4shr8 Crypto Mining Podcast

Today we are joined by Doug Lewin, President of Stoic Energy. We discuss the recent winter snap in Texas, what ERCOT is doing to fix the energy grid and how Bitcoin miners and other flexible loads fit into the Texas market. https://douglewin.substack.com/p/2022-cold-snap-shows-resistance-is https://linktr.ee/douglewin Doug’s Podcast: https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/the-texas-power-podcast/ Doug Lewin: https://twitter.com/douglewinenergy Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley SPONSOR https://foundryacademy.com Enhance your ASIC education with hands-on courses offered by Foundry. Led by industry-veteran instructors, Foundry’s Mining Technician academy programs cover a range of topics - from identifying issues and troubleshooting common hardware failures, to coursework exploring bitcoin’s global impact. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Start 00:52 Intro 01:36 Doug Lewin 02:21 Current state of the Texas grid 08:50 What energy source is to blame for failures? 11:13 Bad / Good Reductivity 15:56 House insul