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Layer1 Technologies has deployed its proprietary mining containers as electricity storage systems to stabilize Texasâ electricity market.
U.S.-based Bitcoin (BTC) mining datacenter operator Layer1 Technologies has deployed its mining containers as âBitcoin Batteriesâ comprising large-scale energy storage systems.
Layer1 asserts that its bitcoin batteries will help stabilize Texasâ seasonally volatile energy market by releasing electricity to meet demand.
âBy centralizing the consumption and release of multiple megawatts per data center container, Layer1âs Bitcoin Batteries stabilize national and local energy grids that frequently suffer from the demand shacks,â the firm stated.
Bitcoin Batteries to stabilize electricity market
With the installation of the Bitcoin Batteries, Layer1 co-founder and CEO Alexander Liegl claims the mining firm is âthe first company in the global Bitcoin mining industry that can curtail large amounts of energy consumption during times of market need and release it to the grid at the push of a button.â
We are the first company to perfectly align the economic incentives of large-scale energy consumption for high-performance computing, such as Bitcoin mining or cloud computing, and the need for grid stabilization by energy market regulators.
The firm plans to deploy energy in response to local spikes in consumer demand, such as during heat waves â where amplified use of air conditioning may threaten blackouts.
Layer1 to repatriate 30% of global hashpower
In February, Layer1 Technologies outlined an ambitious plan to repatriate 30% of Bitcoinâs total hashrate back to the United States by the end of next year.
Layer1 plans to comprise the industryâs first fully vertically integrated miner â boasting wholly owned electricity creation, proprietary ASIC chips, and mining containers featuring a patent-pending liquid immersion cooling system that reduces electricity expenditure by 75%.
Large Chinese miners want to operate in US
Speaking to Cointelegraph, Adam Traidman, the head of Ripple SBI Asia, attesting to already seeing a âmassiveâ shift from east to west in the mining sector.
Traidman predicted a âhuge influxâ of âwealthy Chinese miners [moving] into the United Statesâ over the next three years, highlighting that Texas offers electricity prices often significantly lower than the $0.03 to $0.05 per kilowatt-hour that miners pay in China.
However, Traidman noted that President Trumpâs tariffs against China are âreally hurting things,â adding: âAs soon as those are lifted, itâll be a huge acceleration.â
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