Energy & cooling
50 recent briefs and analyses from Hashrate Index / Luxor. Source dates retained. Updated 10 September 2026.
When flexible power use matters
Luxor outlines electricity-price response and peak-demand management for miners.
Luxor tests GPU demand response
Luxor and Bentaus report reducing GPU draw to about 25% in under 500 milliseconds during an ERCOT signal test.
Reusing the heat from mining
Nearly all miner electricity becomes heat. Recovering it can offset heating demand when a suitable nearby consumer exists.
Finding the electricity break-even point
Hashprice and hardware efficiency define the operating electricity threshold. Pool fees and other expenses lower the practical break-even tariff.
Immersion cooling also needs firmware changes
Immersion changes fan monitoring and thermal behavior. Luxor outlines why compatible firmware settings matter alongside the dielectric cooling system.
ERCOT changes large-load connection planning
The July analysis describes Batch Zero’s grouped studies for projects of at least 75 MW. Check ERCOT for subsequent process updates.
Fast curtailment as a grid service
Luxor explains how firmware-controlled curtailment lets mining sites respond to grid events while retaining a path to rapid restart.
Automating responses to summer power peaks
The 4CP analysis explains how brief summer peaks affect later transmission charges and why operators automate load reduction around them.