PUCT Chairman Thomas Gleeson said the new rule was designed to help manage the power grid as more mining facilities come online.
Texas’ utility regulator has passed a rule requiring Bitcoin miners using the grid maintained by the Energy Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to register and share key details about their facilities.
Under the Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) rule, passed on Nov. 21, Bitcoin (BTC) miners must share the location, ownership information and demand for electricity of their facilities with the state agency.
Miners have only one working day after the date their facility connects to the ERCOT grid to register and must renew every calendar year on or before March 1.
