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Crypto Mining: The Flexible Load Wildcard

July 29, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. EST | Part 4

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Crypto mining is one of the most price-responsive load resources on the grid — fast to ramp, fast to curtail, and increasingly large enough to move market fundamentals when it does either.

As crypto capacity grows, the market dynamics that follow are anything but predictable.

Alex Bennitt, Product Manager and former market fundamentals manager at Yes Energy, closes out the Summer Demand Series by digging into what crypto mining actually looks like as a grid resource, using operational data from Yes Energy. We’ll explore what happens to market conditions when gigawatts of crypto mining demand curtails in a matter of minutes

You'll walk away understanding:

  • Current crypto capacity levels
  • Real operational data from crypto mining facilities reveals about load behavior
  • How approximately 3 GW of near-simultaneous load curtailment affects market fundamentals
  • What the future trajectory of this resource could mean for grid operators, traders, and planners

 

SUMMER DEMAND SERIES

Covering the biggest topic in the industry while paying attention to the full spectrum of market complexities is a tall task for a single webinar, so Yes Energy is hosting a Summer Demand Series led by Alex Bennitt, Product Manager and former market fundamentals manager.

Across four 30-minute webinars, we’ll mostly focus on the demand side of the equation, covering the macrodynamics the industry is facing, then dive into demand projects, operational data from a hyperscaler, and the impact of crypto mining on the grid.

Save your spot for one session or all four.

  • June 11, 2026: Setting the Stage: Complex Load Growth and What's Actually Reshaping the Grid
  • June 24, 2026: Demand Projections: When, Where, and How Much
  • July 15, 2026: What Does a Hyperscale Data Center Really Look Like?
  • July 29, 2026: Crypto Mining: The Flexible Load Wildcard

After attending our Summer Demand Series, you’ll have a better understanding of complex load growth and examples of public/proprietary data to help unmask the market uncertainty around demand growth and operations.

Register for the full series or individual sessions.

More to Discover in the Summer Demand Series

June 24 - Resources Page

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Part 2 in our Summer Demand Series
July 15 - Resources

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Part 3 in our Summer Demand Series

Meet the Speakers

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Alex Bennitt, Yes Energy

Product Manager

Alex Bennitt is the Product Manager for real-time grid data at Yes Energy, where he utilizes almost a decade of power market fundamentals and operations experience to help steer product direction. In his free time, Alex is an avid skier who chases snow almost year-round.

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