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Power grids are big. Using hydro for mining means more fossil fuel must be burned elsewhere to make up for inability to import hydro. To give an example of jus
by api 10y ago
Power grids are big. Using hydro for mining means more fossil fuel must be burned elsewhere to make up for inability to import hydro.
To give an example of just how big: Los Angeles metro imports power from Washington and Oregon via a HVDC line.
- mrb 10y ago"Using hydro for mining means more fossil fuel must be burned" Not necessarily. More renewables being used usually means more investments in renewable power are made.