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Bernstein says Texas data center audit could raise bitcoin mining value

The analysis links the audit to higher power scarcity on the regional grid, which could improve the economics for existing bitcoin mining and AI sites in Texas.

Bernstein said a state-ordered audit of Texas data centers could increase the value of existing bitcoin mining and AI facilities by intensifying power scarcity across the regional grid, according to The Block.

The outlet noted that the audit is expected to highlight constraints in electricity availability, a factor that can materially affect operational costs and capacity for power-intensive crypto mining and AI workloads.

Bernstein’s view frames the potential upside as coming from the supply and demand balance for power in the Texas grid, rather than changes to network-level bitcoin metrics.

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