Mastering the Texas grid/ automating load control for maximum profit. Solutions Customer Stories June 30, 2026 Scenario. A mining facility on the ERCOT grid faces extreme price volatility where power costs jump from $30/MWh to $200/MWh in less than fifteen minutes. During a grid emergency, missing a Demand Response (DR) signal leads to massive financial penalties and unrecovered energy costs. Manual response is not only too slow but creates a high risk of site-wide blackouts if the load isn't shed according to strict grid protocols. Problem. Large-scale mining in deregulated markets requires a dynamic relationship with the energy provider. Static consumption models are a liability in high-stakes environments like Texas, where failure to execute "Load Shedding" can bankrupt an operation during a single peak event. Farm managers require an automated trigger system that can adjust hashrate within minutes or seconds based on real-time price signals. Product solution. ItsMiner provides a sophisticated Load Regulation engine designed to transform a mining farm into a flexible grid asset. Developed for the most demanding energy markets, the platform automatically switches between full-hashrate operation and low-power modes based on external grid data. This ensures that the facility prioritizes margin protection over raw hashrate during high-tariff periods. Feature deep dive. ItsMiner utilizes a multi-modal adjustment strategy to optimize energy ROI. * Price-Based Automation: The system monitors ERCOT "Day-Ahead" and "5/15-minute Real-Time" prices to trigger automated load reductions when thresholds are exceeded. * Demand Response (DR) Integration: ItsMiner integrates with providers like Voltus to listen for DR messages containing specific (StartTime, EndTime, Reduce-by) parameters. * Multi-Level Load Shedding: Logic can be applied by sub-account, machine model, or IP segment to ensure the most efficient hardware remains online longest. * Smart Switch Execution: The platform controls smart network switches and miner power profiles to drop load without causing frequency shocks to the local substation. Use case. During a summer thermal event in Texas, a facility received an automated DR signal via ItsMiner to shed 20MW within a ten-minute window. The ItsMiner "Automation Engine" parsed the "Reduce-by" message and transitioned 6,000 miners to sleep mode instantly, successfully qualifying the farm for full incentive payments. This automated response removed the human error risk, ensuring 100% compliance with the grid operator's request. Conclusion. Turn your power bill into a profit center by participating in the energy market with ItsMiner's automated grid management. Contact ItsMiner for a demo:

Voltus, a distributed energy solutions provider, has appointed Arielle Bertman as vice president of product and Jess Gunter as vice president of marketing. The announcement follows the company's recent partnership with Google and acquisition of Brightfield AI. Bertman brings over 20 years of energy sector experience from roles at SPAN.IO, Google, Amazon, PG&E and Bain & Company. She will lead product and design teams at Voltus. Gunter has spent two decades in energy, working at PG&E, Opower, Nest, Google and Renew Home. She will oversee marketing functions including growth, brand marketing, content and corporate communications. The hires come during a period of significant acceleration for the San Francisco-based company, which operates a distributed energy resources technology platform and virtual power plant.