Strategic Mining Embracing Energy Volatility as the Competitive Advantage | Bitcoin 2026
Bitcoin miners aren't just consumers of energy, they're the grid's best flexible asset, and energy volatility is their biggest edge. At the Bitcoin 2026 Conference Energy stage, Aurum Capital Ventures' John Paul Baric moderates Vega Energy Advisors' Scooter Womack, Luxor Technology's Nick Hansen, and CPower's David Chernis. They walk through ERCOT economics, the "digital battery" thesis, demand response programs, negative-price arbitrage in Texas, intelligent miner curtailment software, and the hybrid HPC/Bitcoin model emerging in 2026.Trade Bitcoin's next move on Duelbits Predict — get 100% cashback on your first bet, up to $100. Bitcoin Magazine exclusive. 👉 bitcoinmagazine.com/duelbits-predict
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🔶 Moderator: John Paul Baric - Aurum Capital Ventueres Inc
🔶 Scooter Womack - Vega Energy Advisors
🔶 Nick Hansen - Luxor Technology
🔶 David Chernis - CPower
Chapters:
01:30 — What Does Energy Volatility Actually Mean For Bitcoin Miners?
04:00 — Nick Hansen On Negative-Price Energy Arbitrage In Texas
08:00 — David Chernis On The "Digital Battery" Thesis & Demand Response
12:00 — Scooter Womack On ERCOT, Capacity Markets & Trader Mindset
15:00 — Intelligent Miner Software & Real-Time Hash Rate Optimization
18:00 — Hybrid HPC/Bitcoin Sites: Triple-Revenue Stream From Volatility
22:00 — Curtailment Economics & Why Miners Are The Best Grid Partner
25:30 — How AI Factory Design Is Borrowing From Bitcoin Mining Flexibility
27:30 — The Future Of Grid-Flexible Compute Infrastructure
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