#Bitcoin miners have found a new way to flex. In 2021, it was mining machines ordered and exahashes promised. In 2024–2025, the competition shifted toward HPC contracts. Now the race reaches further upstream: securing the electricity those computing ambitions require. The latest ERCOT Batch Zero announcements offer a revealing scoreboard. This week’s #MinerWeekly examines the megawatts behind the headlines—and what they reveal about the #AI power arms race. https://theenergymag.com/news/2026-09-10/ercot-batch-zero-scoreboard-ai-power/(TheEnergyMag)