One aspect that always seems to be missing from these energy debates among bitcoiners is sovereignty. I can put solar panels on my roof but I can’t refine oil or mine coal in my backyard. Fossil fuels necessitate centralized entities producing and controlling the distribution of the energy.

Solar and wind give us a chance at decentralized energy production. While I generally agree it doesn’t make any sense to integrate these unreliable sources to the (macro)grid I think there’s a possibility microgrids allow individuals and communities to have more sovereignty over their energy sources which solar and wind will help facilitate.