New research estimates that the 34 largest Bitcoin mining operations in the United States consumed more electricity in 2022 than all of Los Angeles combined. 85% of the electricity came from fossil fuels and exposed 1.9 million Americans to more than 0.1 μg/m3 of additional PM2.5 pollution.
Source: Motorista_de_uber
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This is one area I do think we need to stomp on. Bitcoin miners can find their own power when it comes to the farms. If anything, they should have to pay for the higher usage and have to switch to more green tech than allow them to buy up coal plants.
Not a big deal. It’s demand that really matters right now. And other than a couple weeks in summer and a week in the northern regions during the winter, we have a ton of capacity just sitting there.