The heatwave in Texas has impacted electric vehicle owners and miners, making life much more difficult for them.
What is known
Tesla asked customers not to chargevehicles during peak hours (3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.) to relieve pressure on the Texas power grid. The corresponding notification appears on the screens of electric vehicles.
American organization Electric ReliabilityThe Council of Texas, which manages the state's electrical grid, recommends that Texas residents avoid using high-energy appliances whenever possible between the hours of 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm.
The heat also affected Texas miners.Large companies were forced to turn off cryptocurrency mining equipment to reduce the load on the network. In normal operation, it requires over 1 GW of energy, i.e. almost 1% of the total network capacity of all of Texas. Interestingly, the state authorities intend to allocate a quota of 5 GW to miners in the future.
Source: The Verge, DCD
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