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Texas Grid for Miners
The live ERCOT read for Bitcoin operators — real-time power prices, grid stress, and the renewable mix that makes Texas cheap (and sometimes free) to mine in.
Updated Nov 2, 5:07 AM UTC · source: ERCOT public dashboards · auto-refreshes every 10 minutes.
Miner power signal
Free power
Real-time West Texas power is at or below zero — peak mining economics.
West Texas real-time power
$-0.06 /MWh
$-0.0001/kWh · negative — miners can get paid to power down
Grid condition
Normal Conditions
13,109 MW reserves
System demand
52,394 MW
34% headroom
Real-time price (hub avg)
$14.84/MWh
$0.0148/kWh
Renewable share
43%
of 54,182 MW generation
What's powering the grid right now
Live fuel mix
What this means for operators
Texas mining is a power-price game. When West Texas wind and midday solar flood the grid, real-time prices crater — sometimes below zero — and flexible miners run flat out or get paid to curtail. When demand spikes and reserves thin, prices rip and demand-response miners power down. That flexibility is the whole pitch.
Data from ERCOT public dashboards; The Orange Signal is not affiliated with ERCOT. Real-time prices are settlement-point hub averages and move minute to minute. Educational only — not financial, energy-trading, or operational advice.
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