Texas

As Bitcoin mining firms turn toward the expanding field of artificial intelligence (AI), the terrain of data centers is changing underfoot. These companies are now reallocating their large resources to accommodate AI workloads,…

Houston-based tech company Lancium and Denver-based Crusoe Energy Systems announced on Thursday morning a multibillion dollar deal to build a 200-megawatt data center just outside Abilene that is designed to "meet the…

GRANBURY — A rural Hood County community claims a crypto-mining facility replaced the peaceful quiet of the area with constant noise, and it's affecting their health.Crypto-mining uses computers and power to finalize transactions and…

Cheryl Shadden outside her home in Granbury, Texas, with Constellation Energy's Wolf Hollow II power plant in the background.Keaton Peters/Inside Climate News Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother…

Texas is rapidly becoming a Bitcoin mining hub, butresidents of local towns are experiencing hearing issues, headaches, dizziness, and sleep disturbance.  The conflict between the economic interests of Bitcoin (BTC) mining in Texas and…

Granbury, Texas, residents and lawmakers express growing concerns over the impact of a local Bitcoin mine on noise pollution and the state's power grid reliability.Keaton Peters reports for Inside Climate News.In short:Cheryl Shadden, a…

One transaction = a day and a half of your household running By Maggie Q. Thompson, 1:29PM, Tue. Jul. 9, 2024 Bitcoin consumes a lot of energy (Photo by Getty Images / Maggie Q. Thompson) Last month, the Electric Reliability…

Ryan Chandler and Lizzie Jensen 3 hours ago AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce convened Wednesday morning to evaluate the state of the electric grid, examine the impact of last year’s…

A United States senator, Ted Cruz, announced on May 31 that he had bought 3 Bitcoin miners and that it would start in Iraan, Texas.  On X, Ted Cuz posted, saying, “I’m proud to join the ranks of Texas Bitcoin Miners.” and also…

Every night, the nurse anesthetist Cheryl Shadden lies awake in her home in Granbury, Texas, listening to a nonstop roar. “It’s like sitting on the runway of an airport where jets are taking off, one after another,” she says. “You can't…