; Whereas, during the winter of 2022, the State of Texas experienced record cold temperatures straining the electrical grid; Whereas in response to a conservation alert from ERCOT, the State electrical grid manager, Bitcoin miners collectively reduced usage by up to 1,475 MW which is enough power to heat 1,470,000 small homes; Whereas no other industry that uses similar levels of energy, including data centers, cloud service providers, and manufacturing facilities, has the capacity to reduce energy usage instantaneously without adverse effects; and Whereas PoW mining can reduce methane emissions by using stranded or wasted methane as a fuel source, thus reducing the amount of methane that enters the atmosphere: Now, therefore, be it