> This was in addition to the $9.5 million in power credits awarded to them for not drawing power away from an already strained ERCOT power grid

And later:

> "By providing power back into the ERCOT grid during periods of peak demand, the Company estimates that power credits and other benefits from curtailment activities totaled an estimated $9.5 million, significantly outweighing the reduction in BTC mined

This seems to contradict the headline: the company was paid because it didn't draw power from ERCOT and instead fed power back into it during peak demand.