>And this isn't arbitrary discimination. Not all uses of electricity are equal. I think there are a lot of people who would agree it's more important to power a

>And this isn't arbitrary discimination. Not all uses of electricity are equal. I think there are a lot of people who would agree it's more important to power a hospital, for example, than a bitcoin mining operation. And it may make sense to prioritize somes uses over others with differing rates, service guarantees, etc. I mean my local power grid, who I have had some limited dealings with, have multiple backups for hospitals, and suburbs with hospitals on grid are exempt from load shedding. Meanwhile, everyone else, including data centers just have generator and UPS backup like anyone would expect. >for example, than a bitcoin mining operation Data Centers that might be carrying emergency calls to first responders are of course, not Bitcoin mining operations. >But I tend to think laws like in Virginia and Texas which target all high-load customers are sensible. That's really the root problem as far as the electrical grid is concerned. The only problem I can see is managing the onramp for solar and wind operators, who need special tooling to prevent unwanted supply. The last time we had a major power issue, they just bought power from interstate and flattened the curve immediately.