It's not every day the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board agrees with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. In his break with Gov. Greg Abbott's embrace of the cryptocurrency industry, though, we think Patrick's got the right idea.
Not sure what the fuss is about? Check out the cartoon guide by Nick Anderson we published last year for background. Crypto mining facilities aren't underground shafts filled with guys wielding pickaxes. They're warehouses full of energy-guzzling computer servers. It takes huge amounts of power to run digital currencies like Bitcoin. These facilities are popping up faster than the already shaky Texas grid can accommodate. Earlier this month, Patrick blasted data centers and crypto miners for ERCOT's soaring power demand projections. The peak demand during our summers could nearly double by the end of the decade.
We've got another mega-cartoon for you. This one doesn't require a computer science degree to follow. It's an amusing guide to surviving Houston's hot summers by Craig Hlavaty with illustrations by Ken Ellis.
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