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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryptocoin 24 Oct 2022 \ on: How ethereum's merge made crypto mining more sustainable bitcoin
In response, some major bitcoin miners are starting to seek out renewable energy to power their data centers and trying to change the narrative by touting bitcoin’s energy use as an asset, as it helps drive investment into the nation’s aging electrical grid.
Starting to? Bitcoin mining has been using mostly renewable energy since pretty much the beginning. Because a huge chunk of the cost for bitcoin mining is electricity, it was where there was stranded energy available at a low cost that mining occurred. This is why surplus hydro power generated in Georgia (Republic), China, Washington State, Quebec, etc. is where miners first went. Then using excess wind and solar in Texas and elsewhere today is a rapidly growing share of bitcoin mining.
But that isn't anything just "starting" now.
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