Luxor Expands Into Energy as Bitcoin Miners Shift Focus From Hashrate to Power
Bitcoin mining pool operator and ASIC broker Luxor Technology has launched a new energy-focused business line aimed at giving Bitcoin miners deeper control over their power strategy.
Luxor announced on Thursday that the new division, dubbed Luxor Energy, will offer a suite of services that includes retail electricity supply, automated demand response, and machine-level optimization tools branded as “Intelligent Mining.”
The offering marks its latest expansion from mining software and pool services into electricity markets, as the economics for bitcoin mining become tougher.
Luxor said it has received the license to act as a Retail Electric Provider (REP), a regulated designation in Texas that enables it to sell power directly to end users in deregulated areas of the state, including many parts of the ERCOT grid.
Becoming a REP allows Luxor to contract directly with Bitcoin mining facilities for their electricity needs, rather than working through a third-party power provider. In its announcement, Luxor said its REP is built with Level 4 Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) support, which enables participation in real-time ERCOT market operations such as load bidding and ancillary services.
As part of its offering, Luxor Energy will allow mining clients to post collateral in Bitcoin instead of U.S. dollars and reduce capital requirements for those already using Luxor’s mining pool. It also plans to integrate electricity billing with the Luxor Pool backend, giving miners the option to auto-pay power bills using mining rewards.
The move comes amid a broader transformation in the Bitcoin mining industry, where the ability to manage power—rather than just acquire cheap electricity—is becoming a defining competitive edge, as noted in a recent Miner Weekly issue.
The REP service is further complemented by Luxor’s “Dispatch Signal” system, which enables miners to respond to market incentives such as demand response and peak shaving. Luxor is also introducing a machine-level optimization system called “Intelligent Mining,” which connects LuxOS firmware with market data from Hashrate Index and real-time power prices. The company claimed that early field tests in West Texas have shown an 8–14% increase in profitability compared to conventional on/off mining strategies.