Cipher Mining Inc. received conditional Batch Zero classification from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). This approval covers 3.2 gigawatts (GW) of planned data center projects across the state.
The classification enables large electricity users to connect to the Texas grid under a new framework managing surging demand. ERCOT’s Batch Zero process groups major projects to study their collective grid impact and allocate capacity.
This milestone advances Cipher’s expansion into high-performance computing (HPC) and AI workloads. The development pipeline marks the company’s transition from a Bitcoin miner to a diversified data-center platform.