Imagine a kiosk in Africa, with solar panels on top to recharge hundreds of high performance batteries, offering monthly subscription to the local community (payable in local currency, Bitcoin LN or USDt).
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31 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheBTCManual 5h
Given the shitshow Eskom is putting people through who have opted for independent power generation this isn't a half-bad idea for the South African market too
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31 sats \ 0 replies \ @freetx 7h
I was thinking about something similar for distributed mining.
Not a mega mining farm, but instead imagine 1 or 2 containers with solar arrays/wind. Includes antennas for cell + starlink. 70% power goes to mining other goes to batteries for village use.
Villagers get electricity + cell service + internet in exchange for looking after equipment.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 7h
This is how Tether is fooling gullible african noobs.
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211 sats \ 0 replies \ @KenyaCoin OP 7h
Shitcoiners already in this space:
https://resources.eonpower.energy/our-solution
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Butterfinger 3h
That's wonderful, and very hard for the globalists to stop it. Where people are very poor, they are also more free in a way that they're not slaves of the system, nor financing it. Then there's much more freedom to build their systems from scratch and become prosper very quickly. Power, freedom and bitcoin to africans, preserving their own culture.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @KenyaCoin OP 4h
Additional context:
The Power Saver: Why Portable Power Stations Are a Must-Have in Kenya
https://ankoretail.blog/2024/05/03/the-power-saver-why-portable-power-stations-are-a-must-have-in-kenya-2/
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @KenyaCoin OP 7h
Details from Tether are very limited on this, but this is possibly something like a portable power station type of device (e.g., along the lines of an Ecoflow, Bluetti, etc.) whose batteries can be swapped out. For providing powering in the home (interior LED lighting, TV, laptop, phone charging, etc) where their utility power is unavailable or unaffordable.
A power station that itself does not need to be so portable, and does not need to charge interior batteries is something that can be built quite a bit cheaper than the current portable systems reliant on solar for power, or an A/C power source.
And with swappable batteries, capacity is essentially unlimited since once could possibly have multiple batteries so that there's always a fully charged battery at the ready.
Solar installation on the house + battery storage might be preferable (versus a battery subscription), but many homes are not suitable for solar installation (shade, or rented and no roof acccess, no place for the batteries, etc.) or the cost is prohibitive. This battery (rental) subscription lowers the cost to access the sun.
And this is apparently a bridge ... until Tether becomes the electric utility too:
https://xcancel.com/paoloardoino/status/1896198463722852703
Though, my guess as to what this really is could be completely off the mark. We'll see.
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121 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 7h
and next move will be to implant you this with tether... be careful what you sign up for !
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